COMPREHENSIVE REVEIW TIME. Because I'm just that awesome.
IMPULSE CLASS:
Batbrick: A decent impulse, but there's nothing notable about it. Plants are redundant and the use of a franchise piece (Crystal Skull) sorta kills the "officialness" of it.
Bluedog: Not to be mean, but this I felt was the worst entry, period. The skeleton is missing an arm and has fire for a hat, and the one arm it does have is black. Unless it's meant to be charred up, it just doesn't look good.
Dragonator: A modest inpulse, it's main weakness is that it is simply upclassed by similar entries.
Dreamweb: Another decent entry that is mostly upclassed. Dunno about the use of green fences and the large yellow plate though.
Dufrense: Makes for a clever MOC, but looks rather unoffical. The skeleton is too morbid and his design doesn't look very professional.
Duke: a very good entry, good for army building, and the shipdeck idea is cool. However, it lacks any real charm, and you never entered any other things like it to show any sort of series to this idea. At best we would just get a never ending shipdeck
Dukeschunke: Nothing too impressive. The sail and barrel seem out of place.
Erdbeereis: This doesn't look very "impulse" to me. More like a portion of a small set.
Faramir: This too is too morbid and not very TLC looking. Also, the use of Achoo throws me off some.
Fat Tony: His entire collection looks VERY MUCH like something TLC would do today. However, the impulse set didn't get my vote.
Felix the cat: Too morbid, unprofessional looking, construction looks flimsy.
Fluyt: Similar to Erdbeereis. Looks more like a portion of a small set.
Hollisbrick: This one really dissapoints me. I see no consistency, or theme, or even a basic design to this entry.
Jamtf: A good idea, but something just overall seems off about it. Maybe the shelf.
Jaudeau: A good entry! However, like Dragonator, this one is upclassed as well...
Klaus-Dieter: Basically the same as Jamtf's, but with overall worse design. I dislike the use of the brown epaulettes, and the fact the Blackjack Hawkins figure is otherwise unmodified is also lackluster. Doesn't look much like a merchant either.
LuxorV: Another decent but nothing notable entry. Almost seems a bit TOO small though.
Majek: This entry is a good idea but the execution seems too hodgepodgy.
Matn: A good entry, very official looking, but is sadly upclassed by other entries.
oDDerFisken: Good idea, but looks woefully put together.
oo7: Another favorite of mine! I would love to see new legs done in 1600s leg hosing. However, the figure just looks weird without his breastplate.
Phred: A good entry, but VERY un-official in idea. Slave or not, a black plantation worker is just something LEGO would never make, ever. Also, the use of Baron Von Barron's torso seems a bit odd.
SirNadroj: Good idea, love the chickens, but not much else to it.
Skipper 24: Mediocre entry, with odd use of obvious Star Wars parts.
Skullossus: Should've been fleshed out into a small class set. Also, the minifig looks weird.
SlyOwl: Good entry. Too good in fact. WE HAVE ENOUGH KING KAHUKAS.
TinyPiesRUs: The one that gets my vote! It came down to a battle of the photo, and TinyPie's is the winning one! Good impulse design, and a good show off photo lets you see every detail of the set. Soldier, cavalry, and artillery!
Vincent Cheung: Very well made and funny, but looks more like a MOC than a set.
Whitefang: Outclassed by most other entries, and the capfire looks weird.
MY VOTE GOES TO: TinyPiesRUS
SMALL CLASS:
Dufresne: I love the canoe, and the set looks well made. But the photo kills it. Roasting a soldier!? Totally what LEGO would never do!
Dukeschunke: A decent entry, but looks too much like a clone of an older official set
Erdbeereis: Cute, but not very set looking. Again, it look like a MOC!
Fat Tony: My vote for small goes here! The boxart is well made and again, this seems like a direction LEGO would take the pirates in this day and age. Plus, it just looks cool.
Hollisbrick: Too plain. It's simply a tower on an island! Potential to be a great MOC, not so much a set.
Jaudeau: A great entry! However, like Dukeschunke's entry, it just seems too similar to older sets.
Legolas: A good entry! Battle packs are good! However, it should have been fleshed out with more than just a brickbuilt cannon.
LuxorV: Much like Hollisbrick, this one looks good but also boring. Not very official looking.
Majek: This one is just weird... almost seems to be in line with modern LEGO, but something just feels off....
Phred: Jaw droppingly awesome! However, the photo coudl've been a better one, and while I LOVE the idea of the "Revolutionaries", I feel that the turtle sub would just feel weird with Pirates.
SirNadroj: This one's too ununiform. Fabuland head, achu torso and legs on seperate figures, and a bad background. I do love the King Kahuka face thing though.
Skipper 24: Alot like SirNadroj. WAY too crazy and un-official looking.
Skullossus: This one is cool, but the Mermaid could've been better made. The pirates need better designs as well.
SlyOwl: Another close one! Looks like it'd fit right in with older pirate sets.
TinyPiesRUs: A decent entry, but doesn't really stand out.
MY VOTE GOES TOO: Fat Tony
LARGE CLASS:
Axle: Bad photograph and clumsy looking island design.
Dufrense: A good entry! Love the lighthouse, and this photo is good.
Duke: What was a good entry gets blasted by a poor photo! We can't see any of the details here!
Dukeschunke: Good entry, but rather underwhelming. Don't the imperials have enough small boats? :{
Fat Tony: Again, another near perfect entry for all the same reasons! This time though he didn't get my vote...
FelixtheCat: Just too violent to be LEGO. Also, poor entry photo.
Fluyt: One of the better entries! And again looks old school.
Jason: This looks more like a MOC than a set. But I do like the skull.
Jaudeau: My vote goes here! It fits classic pirates, can be new pirates, and looks both real and fantastic at the same time! Very official looking too.
Kaboom4: Shouldn't this one be disqualified? Too many figs. Also, a whole lot of parts used in a very small area...
Majek: Ok entry. The soldier looks weird. The backveiw photo however I like.
Matn: Almost too simple! While I like this entry, it seems too bland. And the naked soldier is just weird.
Nikola Barthory: Had potential, but I can see a heavy use of random white parts instead of just using consistent sizes. It also looks like a poorer version ot Matn's entry.
Phred: Love the design of the crew, but the string rigging throws me off some.
SirNadoj: Fabuland! Hilariously workable, but I doubt LEGO would do this now.
Skipper24: Too chaotic! And the trees are weird. Can't tell what's what here.
Slyowl: A good entry, but the Fabuland figurehead is just... weird. Too weird.
TinyPiesRUs: Good entry! I love the Aztec designs, but I feel this gets too specific for LEGO. Maybe if they were Islanders...
TQMaster500: A really good entry. The hinges are a sweet deal. However, I find that the attacking pirate ship to be weird. Love the use of the Wild West covered wagon top though.
Vadim: Bad photograph, and a weird sail. Could've been cool, but it just doesn't make it in the end.
MY VOTE: JAUDEAU.
WOW, that took a long time to type up!
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. my computer comes back from service today, and i would have had the pictures up today....... is there any way you could write down the number of votes for each person, then redo the poll? i understand that you have already postponed it though...... but then Athos could enter his large entry also
Thanks. I think that's very nice of you. IMO, there's nothing wrong with your first thoughts, they were just presented in a way that could come across as harsh. So be more constructive, like Phes said, point out some positives along with the negatives and maybe offer some humble advice for improvement. Makes it feels like more of a community to me. Thanks again so much for the positive response and for editing the original post. I think it says a lot about your character. 
