A nice guideline for next year's voters.

[LtFinFan66]

People aren't going to donate just so they can vote.

Staff are here for the support of the membership, not their own personal gain. Comes with the territory. The greater number of awards, prizes, accolades you bestow upon the regular members, the more likely they are to stick around, and maybe even donate. The greater number that go to the staff, the more likely a regular member is going to go elsewhere for their entertainment.

It's pretty common, almost universal actually, in the real world that any organization or business that sponsors a contest excludes their employees and their family members from winning and/or participating. Why do you think that is?

Then you could have parties buy a months donor status for people if they vote for them

[YardRat]

Then you could have parties buy a months donor status for people if they vote for them

You can tell you're employed by the government.

[mybills]