WGT hurts its credibility daily with the continuation of the Community Spotlight. Featuring people who obviously opened a multiple account well over a year ago, posted some low scores and then left is nothing other than fostering ill-will and celebrating those who cheated at the game.
For entertainment's sake I occasionally click on one of those profiles that look very suspect (unrealistically low average for the tier). Often I see an account that was used for two weeks or less in early 2011 and abandoned. Of course, WGT still sells it as one of the 5 million active community members even though the profile specifies, "Player XXX has not done anything recently".
More ill will gets demonstrated by current active members who feel the need to put current posts on these inactive accounts. I just looked at an account that was on the featured list today. The account is listed as a level 28 amateur with a 58 average. It was opened May 10, 2011. The last score posted was May 23, 2011.
On the account wall, members posted insults, claims of cheater and other fun things including profanity when this account was featured in the Community Spotlight on the following dates:
October 5, 2011
November 3, 10 and12,2011
December 23 2011
January 1, 3, and 7, 2012
February 25, 2012
March 10, 13 and 21, 2012
April 2 and 6, 2012
May 22, 2012
July 12 and 18, 2012
August 2, 2012
October 30 and 31, 2012
WGT should either quit with the Community Spotlight featuring these accounts or change the parameters to those accounts that have shown activity within the last month. Replacing the current system with a feature rotating four monthly tournament winners at a time from upper tiers (to prevent sandbagging claims on wall posts) would be a positive as well.