Housing Contest - Cruel Rule Needing Clarification

[Jojoya]

I'm hoping to get an official response regarding the Housing Contest rule:

"Do not make any changes to your estate until after Sponsor reveals the winning entries."

It just seems a little cruel that all these new housing items come out for 4.4, but if we submitted our house for the Housing Contest, we aren't allowed to make ANY changes? What if we only add a few items to the house, will that really get us disqualified? Or what if we slightly move something or remove an item? If it's a solid "no" to any changes, what if it's in an area of the house that was not in a screenshot?

I love so many of the new items, especially mannequins. It's killing me that I can't add any of it to my house until sometime in November...

How would they know you changed something if it wasn't in the screenshot you submitted? I sincerely doubt the Community team handling the contest has any way of getting a snapsnot of everything you had placed and their locations at the time you made your entry.

Either way, it's totally up to you if being able to decorate and use the new items is more important to you than a chance to win the contest. I'm sure a lot of people entered not because they expected to win but simply because they wanted to share what they've done with others.

As for it being "cruel"? Sorry if you grew up with a silver spoon in your mouth so you think contest rules you freely and voluntarily agreed to are cruel. Try getting out into the real world and see what true cruelty is.