Here's my

for what it's worth (really only about 2 cents...)
The folks that run the NETty awards are hardcore
tobacco enthusiasts. This is their poll, and they can run it however they want. I don't know enough about the processing to have any educated opinion on whether TA alone should be allowed. They said no, so, fine. NT has made some "true" NET juices, and therefore should be considered a NET vendor.
Now, NT only offers a few NET juices, and therefore is really no match for some other vendors who specialize in NET juices- I'm talking about the folks who can tell where certain tobacco was grown, and discuss at length the different flavor characteristics of various types of tobacco, casings, etc etc. NT is not going to sweep these awards. Have you seen the categories?
I love NT. I love NETs too (they were what really got me through the first few weeks of not smoking cigs, but I don't vape them much anymore), and if I were to vote, NT would not get 1st place in many of the categories. But, NT is a NET vendor, and some folks who are really into NETs might really enjoy NT NETs (and other juices). Seems the point of the poll should be for people to discover new juices/vendors that produce the kind of
juice they're into.
BUT, it's disappointing to see folks going over there and throwing a fit about the way they're running the poll. Some people are hating on NT? Who cares? The haters aren't going to make or break NT as a company, and we're just making it worse by trolling.
I just don't know why either "side" is getting their panties all in a bunch over a tiny poll in one very small corner of ECF.
As Rob would say... unicorn and rainbows!