We have all read it and we have all discussed it and I would like to offer you a viewpoint of that much debated disqualification rule that is written on all my contest pages.
But just for a refresher here it is --
STOP!!! 
PLEASE READ THESE RULES CAREFULLY: IF YOU DO NOT IT IS AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION
MUST BE SPELL CHECKED:ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE
If there are any spelling errors (and I don’t mean by using figurative language and slang, I know the difference) or grammatical errors (like improper spacing or no spacing between words where they should be, punctuation – when needed, or improper use of the apostrophe or neglect to use the apostrophe) then I will automatically disqualify you.) 
(This is not a rule, but if you must explain yourself about anything mentioned above to avoid a disqualification then place it in your Author’s Comment box, I will not go running after entrants for corrections.) 
I AM GOING TO BE GIVING EVERYONE A CHANCE HERE PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING!!!
Call upon your resources of friends to come and read your work! If you enter a poem with the following guidelines below, and if there is A spelling or grammatical mistake, you will have until the end of the contest to have corrected it. If it is not corrected the night I close the contest, then it will be disqualified. This does not mean that you can be sloppy and just post right away, you must have had to at least attempted to proofread before entering it. I read the first reading as soon as I receive the post, so I will note the editing efforts of it on the original read. Thank you for making it easier for me to read them. That’s it for the rules. Simple, right. You would be surprised! The following is an explanation for the above stringent rule to enter one of my contests.
Number 1
Spelling error rule. Being a university student attempting to graduate in honours in my field, I am constantly reminded to check my work over for spelling, clarity, and the correct use of the English language. It thus becomes a learning experience because in order for me to do this I need to rely on the next clue in the contest page. It also enables me to watch and set an example for other poets here. If I was not to make sure I followed my own rule, then how can I expect others? I realize that I make mistakes and have been corrected and that is more important than leaving the embarrassing mistake on the page. And I do appreciate when people point out my faults in writing because I learn from it. Number 2
Call upon your resources of friends to read your works. This opens up a communication and the interaction that allpoetry.com is based upon. One read begets another read and begets another and communication is exchanged. More people read your work and critique it.Number 3
I accept prewrites. Another interactive method of having your works read and corrected. Place them in the Featured Box or the Shameless Box and have people glance them over. Even write a message in the Author's Comments requesting it and you would be surprised at how many people will respond. There is also someone who will read them for you in certain contests before you place them in.Number 4
You have until the end of the contest to make changes. Once it is entered, the final version will be read after the contest closes. So it is not like I have cut you off the moment you have entered. It will only be disqualified if I see that NO attempt was made during the contest to have it corrected.I do not feel that the above rules on spelling and grammar are that harsh being the interactive community that we are proud to belong. It is especially why I run these contests, to open up dialogue between the diversity of the poets we have in our community. Leaving comments on the rule in a negative manner defeats the purpose of the rule that I am asking. I am hoping that the feedback for this rule would shift to the positiveness and the heart of why I run these contests.
Thank you
Gregg
lordoftherings
Adding your comment:
Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed reading it, and I agree with your rules.
Even when you point out exactly which words are misspelled or incorrect (your instead of you're, their instead of they're, etc)
