It's not so much as it is stating your opinion than it is being outright rude and insulting. >_> It's better to have some sort of tact when you have a negative opinion about an entry, don't just go into a results thread and say "Oh how the heck did THIS place? Ew." because not only is that insulting the integrity of the judges, but it can actually insult and hurt the person who made the piece. There are styles with more of an acquired taste, so if you don't like the look of one style because you think it doesn't look nice, then that's your opinion, there are other people who appreciate the subtleness of it and can see the appeal of its approach. Anyway, let's not turn this into a debate thread, this is a results thread.
But congrats to those who placed! In all honesty I haven't really viewed many pixel art contests during the recent months and I'm happy to see outcome of this one. :D