: If person A starts a business/religion/whatever, then runs numerous contests, then supposedly scams persons investing their time, money, etc.. Person A can say they had a non-public business, but it became public they first time someone walked through the door: scammed into waisting your time. Oh come on how long did it take you to vote. You can stand by your piont all you want. It wont change a thing about private or not. The fact is it is a private site doesn't matter one bit what we think or not.And as such they can make any rules for this site they want. A busness becomes public when the sell stock in that companey until that time it's a private company. And they still wouldn't be accountable to you but the stock holders. now I just waisted a few minutes of your time am I now a public busness. your argument doesn't hold water My point. the one your skipping over, is the contest was stop because of rampent cheating. I think once all the facts are out the AG will toss this complaint in the trash where it belong. "Live with it" I'll get along fine no matter how this turns out. Don't get bent out of shape. Don't take it so personaly. I didn't say anything about anybody's art. I mentioned I think the voting was stopped because of stuffing the ballot box and Legume admitted he did it. prove me wrong with facts and I'll be more than willing to listen.