Voting results have been a consistent source of controversy. The mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms, most notably in season two when Ruben Studdard beat Clay Aiken in a close vote, and in season eight, when the massive increase in text votes (100 million more text votes than season 7) fueled the texting controversy. Concerns about power voting have been expressed from the very first season. Since 2004, votes also have been affected to a limited degree by online communities such as DialIdol, Vote for the Worst (closed in 2013), and Vote for the Girls (started 2010). COUNT 9
QSN1 Who won season two of American Idol?  ANS1 Ruben Studdard QSN2 Who came in second on season two of American Idol?  ANS2 Clay Aiken QSN3 What year did Vote for the Worst cease operations?  ANS3 2013 QSN4 How many more text votes were there in season eight of American Idol over season seven?  ANS4 100 million QSN5 Which season had the biggest voting controversy? ANS5 season two QSN6 Which season had a voting controversy because of a huge increase in text votes? ANS6 season eight QSN7 Which voting concern has been present since the first season? ANS7 power voting QSN8 When did Vote for the Girls start? ANS8 2010 QSN9 When did Vote for the Worst close? ANS9 2013