I actually went to the forums in question and looked up what was going on there.
I'm sorry, but in this case, Scott is being a prick. The people in question did not miss a post. They violated a different rule--one that said they could have a single one-panel-comic for every nine regular comics they had. Some interpreted this to mean that every nine days, they could post one single-panel-comic. Others interpreted it to mean that if you divided the total posts they'd done since the contest started by nine, they were allowed that many single panel comics. (So, if they went eighteen days, they could post two in a row.)
So, someone did this (posted two in a row) and others cried foul. They took it to the judges, who decided that the original wording was vague. They reworded the rule to mean nine multi-panel-comics in-between any sinlge-planel posts.
The judges made their decision, and Kurtz (and others) think they made the wrong one. However, I read Kurtz's posts...and he was being a serious jerk. If you have a disagreement with someone, you should explain yourself, not swear at them and rant and rave. (But, we all know how Kurtz is in this area....)
The funny thing is, this doesn't really have ANYTHING to do with the rest of Scott's post, which makes real and honest sense.
(There also was another rule clarification made that allows artists to post their comic to the forum if their website crashes for some reason.)