And it could have been an accident! I won't rule that out. But I also know that, a while back, a group of people (I don't think they are all playing here, because this was like, 2010? My memory is terrible; forgive me) openly said they gave and took away votes and formed a little clique, and it took away from my love of Idol. I stopped playing for a while. When I came back, I then had to leave due to cancer the first time (in 2013) - go figure. :) So no one forced me OUT; I left via free will. I just don't like to openly hear of cliques designed to keep "popular" kids in. Everyone here should be on equal ground, and voting SHOULD be based on quality.

Then again, it doesn't work in American voting, so why should that work anywhere? LOL. ;)

But errors occur, and of course that could have been. I'm not mad; I just know I'm not the only person it's happened to, and how odd it feels when you think you're doing well or wrote a strong piece and the numbers don't reflect that.

And now that I've said all this, I'm sure I'll be voted out this week, and I've yet to finish my entry, haha. It's an unpopular opinion because I don't like competition as much as supporting others (and then I don't want to seem like a hypocrite, because no, I don't vote for everyone - my tastes vary based on what was written and how well it was written/how it grabbed me/etc). Probably a huge character flaw, honestly.

So no worries. Things happen! I just wanted to mention the other side of things, as a person who doesn't like polls. :) <3