Hey Lon,
The definition of "Cheating" seems to be the problem here. To actually "Cheat" you would have to break the rules. There are no rules against soliciting votes. All Legume ever did was inform people that he was up for AOY and that if anyone thought him worthy, would they come and vote. Legume only did what other nominees did. Is it wrong to inform people that the AOY contest was going on ? Of course it isn't. Is it wrong to ask people to vote for you ? If it didn't involve prizes, then maybe it would be a bit wrong, but since it did involve very significant prizes then, no, it isn't wrong. Monitary gains tend to change things !

What is VERY wrong is to name call. You have outright called Legume a cheater and that, Lon, is WRONG !

BadCo