Your lighting has to be declared in the beginning, and you must stick to that schedule for the entire competition, be that using 730's in accordance with the 11/13-13/11 photo-schedule, or not... nutrients must also be declared, and you are the one smoking it.... Chems aren't gonna buy my vote though, well unless you have magical unicorn tears.... Then maybe.... traditionally largest yield has gotten first, but I know a lot of people are voting for beauty this round...
@epicfail has that on lockdown, so watch out!
Infrared from a night vision cam I don't think is a problem, I'd like to know if anyone has a problem with it.
As for telling everyone what lighting schedule to use being "
silly", I would say that you probably shouldn't be here then... That's one of the MOST IMPORTANT factors of this competition - 12/12 from seed.... I actually even thought about leaving it 12/12 with no wiggle room, so if you have a problem with 11/13, 12/12, or 13/11 from seed, I would strongly advise you against joining in....
IMHO, it takes a grower that has: Experience, Ingenuity, Skill, and the ability to "read" their plants to place in these competitions.
Good Luck to all!