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To be clear I never asked them to publish everything they talk about in private. All I was attempting to say is that people always want to know what's going on behind the scenes. When they find out, I would argue, the best response is not to tell them, "Mind your own business, we tell you what we want to tell you, anything else you should just ignore!"

If something gets out there about your organization, don't try and tell people to disregard it. Try to tell them why they shouldn't be worried about it. Telling people to mind their own business does nothing to dispel the ethical questions, whether real or imagined, raised by Zachary in his blog. In fact, failing to respond to the allegations and implications seems to make them more believable.

To further clarify... I haven't heard anyone talk about the ethics of requiring a submission fee to people who make little or no profit from their intended submission. Neither have I heard a response about a judge's name being listed on the back of a submitted work.

We have heard some replies about the submission deadline issue, but how long has it been since the awards? Exactly how long did you need to formulate an announcement of the mistake which was made... isn't that the kind of transparency you're trying to achieve?