SEO Contest 301 redirect not acceptable

[kulinar]

There is a small problem with the 301 rule. If I am a bad guy and I want to do evil to my competition, I would place 301 redirects to all competitors and tell you about redirects.

How can you avoid this?

[temi]

I am using 301 redirect from my page to my friends page because I decided that I don't have a chance. Is that a problem?

That is considered cheating, no redirect of any kind must be used.
Thanks

[seocontest2008.uk.com]

Cheating?!

Every optimisation techniques are allowed except cloaking, and hiding text.

There is no rule in the official contest page that forbids redirects, or you're changing the rules in the middle of the contest?

[Bagi Zoltán]

Cheating?!
There is no rule in the official contest page that forbids redirects, or you're changing the rules in the middle of the contest?

Please have a look at this lines

You may use a domain, folder, or sub domain as your optimised page with one criterion. The page must be brand new, no backlins no cached version

The keyword is the NEW. Hence the 301 redirection is srtictly forbidden!

[jehzlau]

ohhh.. i'm glad i haven't used this method before hehehe

[MacTeP]

That is considered cheating, no redirect of any kind must be used.
Thanks

Then why when I asked Skinner if I can support my friends he answered me:

Hi Dinko,

I don't see any problem if you prefer to promote your friend's site instead of your own...

There still will be only one $1000 winner...

And why you don't mention it at the rules?

[temi]

You can of course support your friend BUT with FRESH links not 301 redirect, if every one do 301 redirect there is not point to the contest, everyone can just take and existing sites and forward it to seocontest site, this makes the competition pointless.

[MacTeP]

You can of course support your friend BUT with FRESH links not 301 redirect, if every one do 301 redirect there is not point to the contest, everyone can just take and existing sites and forward it to seocontest site, this makes the competition pointless.

OK, let's see what is the situation...
I am the owner of the SEOcontest2008 it's registered to the site and it's a new folder with no back links before the contest. No I desidet to redirect it to SEOcontest2008 because I am part of the team. So what's the problem? I am redirecting a new FRESH webpage (less than a month old). It's not like to redirect one of my other OLD, TRUSTED and LINKED web sites. If you mentioned at rules that we can't use redirections, may be we weren't tring to use a brand new domain. But now at the middle of the contest... it's handicap for us. It's just not etical, of course you are the one how is making the rules and we will conform with them.

[seocontest2008.uk.com]

Ok guys,
we've removed our redirects.

[kulinar]

Ok guys,
we've removed our redirects.

No problem, I will place some redirects to eliminate you from the competition .