Housing Contest - Cruel Rule Needing Clarification

[Neko_Yanagi]

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...

EDIT:
The wording of that rule is just slightly confusing to some people I know. They thought "changes to your estate" did not include the contents of the house. Others are of the idea that "changes" does not include "additions" like holiday decor or mannequins. Other people I have spoken to are afraid to make any changes, including the outside or adding the new tags. Purely because they do not want to become disqualified. I went emotional, personal, and maybe a little whiny for my post, I should have stuck with these facts to get less negative commentary regarding my question.