Hi guys,
Voting season still has over a week to go, but we are coming into the
final stretch of the awards. As many of you might have noticed the
voting website is
getting busier and busier as more people try to get in their votes
before the end of
voting. If you are experiencing time-outs you might try voting at
different times
during the day. (Many websites tend to be busiest in the American
evening -- from
about 6 PM to 3 AM Eastern time.)
Also, you may remember that several weeks ago we discussed what to do
if the site was down on the last day of voting (September 30). We
encourage
everyone to vote before the last day if at all possible, as this will
make things
easier for everyone concerned. However, if you do try to vote on
September 30 and
receive an error you should send the following information to the
[MEFAwards] Yahoo
group:
- your username at the MEFA2005 site
- the author title of the story you are trying to vote for (and the
ID # if you know it)
- the text of the vote you would like to cast
- the error message you received
- your OS and internet browser information
If the website is down for any length of time we will extend voting
season by a day or
two and allow people to enter their votes themselveswhen it's back
up. If the problem
is restricted to just a few votes voting season will end as scheduled
and the admins
will enter those votes for members. In either case only those votes
that are posted to
the [MEFAwards] Yahoo group by the end of the scheduled voting season
(midnight
Central time on September 30) will be eligible to be cast in this way
after the
scheduled voting season.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to post them to the
[MEFAwards] group or
email
mefasupport@gmail.com .
Thanks for voting,
Marta