Not to fuel the fire, but I totally agree. I'm against buying votes, which is exactly what this is.
First of all, this entire contest is about buying votes. It has nothing to do with your level of fandom, your platform, how many friends you have, etc. It's all about "how many subscriptions can you sell?". In an arena like that, I don't know that there's anything wrong with buying a few to put yourself over the top. When I was a kid I sold "Captain O" products (stationary and stuff) door to door, so I could win cool prizes. I remember when I was a few points away from the prize I wanted, I had not problem buying an item for myself (or selling more to the family). I don't see how this is any different. Dustin is running for a free trip to Comic Con. If he was down by 4 votes, he'd be stupid NOT to buy a few subscriptions and pop himself over the top. That trip is expensive.
Yeah, I understand what the contest is about...I guess my gripe there is just about the ****** contest itself.
You don't think that Dustin is a true Star Wars fan? I know some of you guys don't like the dude, but come on. Just because he works for Rebelscum doesn't mean he's not a fan just like (and probably even more than) a lot of other people out there. As for "doing this for fun", it's become very obvious it's not just for fun anymore. He's trying VERY hard to win.....and that's why I think eventually some cash will have to be laid down. Maybe that USC guy is already taking money out of pocket, who knows?
I phrased that wrong, sorry. I didn't mean "true fan" in the sense that Dustin wasn't a true fan, but in the sense that I'd rather see someone win that didn't send out messages to the entire community to support him and banners on 30 different sites.