OK... I didn't read one more page of posts after the one I just replied so I had to post again:

KOJACKER: As one more developer that spent a very good deal of time writing the code and reading all comments on the competition threads: The criticism it is nothing compared to the complements you got! You don't have any reason to feel anything but pride of what you managed to accomplish.

Like someone suggested before me: there is no reason for you to remove yourself, just take the weekend off and wait for the moderators response.

In fact we probably all should do the same. Once we have the facts (if we can or not make the voters visible, if counting the votes without the new accounts make any difference, the reaction from the contestants with the new results, ...) then we can think on how to "wrap up" the issue.

Whatever happens you have our (at least mine) support...