This seems more reactionary than reasonable.
All of my submissions, save the LASR, would not have passed. Many of Thomas' submissions would not have passed. Hell, none of Derran's submissions would have passed.
I realize I'm talking retroactively here, but all this rule seems to be for is to stop the corporation stuff we've had problems with already. We'd be deleting Fian's submissions, for instance; a lot of the Nepleslian stuff would go.
If we can find enough artists who are willing to do it for free, that's cool. But commission work, just to get a piece of the universe in? Maybe on a case-by-case basis, but I still think it just limits things way too much. It seems like a rule you can just slap down to make sure something's not approved, as you're the only one who can call for it, Wes.
Why not just straight about it? "This submission is half-assed, it's not approved." Art should be an incentive to do better, after all -- it was with the LASR.