Just wanted to chime in and agree. I don't think it would be a big effort just to unlock the threads on which there were comments for viewing. I'm not saying to unlock them for commenting, I'm sure everyone has better things to do than deal with someone arguing about why their entry was not cool enough, but just allowing us to see what was said would
a) placate us.
b) likley improve the crop of items they get free IP over next year.
c) not take very much effort.
Plus I'd be really grateful. :-)
Also, one can learn more by watching both the winners and the losers. Especially if you are one of the losers and can now pinpoint where you fell short.