[identity profile] clauderainsrm.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] therealljidol
For those of you waiting for confirmation emails from me – don’t worry, they are coming later today. I have about 10 of them currently sitting in my inbox from the last 24 hours. If you sent it *before* that… well, then there might be a problem! ;)

For those of you *not* waiting for confirmation emails – what’s wrong with you???

Well, let’s be real – that “what’s wrong with you” pretty much applies to anyone who comes around here for any length of time! ;)

I will remind people though – because there seems to be a little confusion: there are THREE DIFFERENT sets of voting going on… the poll: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/595911.html, Gatekeepers, and the contestant/Home Gamer for Week 36 only.

How do you know if you are eligible to vote in any of these?

The poll: Are you a member of the community? No? Then join it. Now you are. I’ve seen LJ remove some votes in the past when you leave the community – so I’d stick around after the fact. (There was someone a few weeks ago advocating the “join, vote and leave” strategy. I know some people don’t want an extra group on their feed… and so it seems like a way of easing them into the process… but the whole point is getting fresh faces through the door. Which means I’m not a fan of that tactic.)

Gatekeepers – Have I emailed you about being a Gatekeeper? Yes. Then you are one. Did I not? Then you are not. It’s not personal, and there’s no sign up list. I appreciate the interest. But it’s not to be right now. However, you *can* still vote in the community only poll http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/595911.html and potentially in the Contestant Only one! (see below)

Contestant Only/Home Gamers vote – Are you a current contestant? Yes? Then you can vote. No? Did you submit a Home Game entry for Week 36? Yes? Then you can vote! No? Sorry, you are not eligible to vote in that particular poll. However, you *can* still vote in the community only poll http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/595911.html !

Did you go to college thanks to Social Security benefits after losing your Father – but now want to make sure that no one else can do that by cutting them? You may not be eligible for a special poll, but you could potentially be VP!

Date: 2012-08-14 01:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theafaye.livejournal.com
Couldn't agree more. There are so few definite no-nos in Idol that I don't see why people are so terrified of being seen to do what they're doing, whatever that do is. I remember the "vote for me and I'll give to charity" thing - it was the friend who got me into Idol in the first place who was responsible for it and I know her and know that her heart was in the right place, even if it didn't come across that way to everyone.

There are so many other things that are worse than promoting yourself - like ripping off other people's work and passing it off as your own. I've seen that happen a few times over the seasons and yet nobody's ever called on it and it seems to pass without comment beyond "have you read/seen this?". For all that and all that, Idol's a pretty tolerant community of just about, well, everything.

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