I'M SORRY.

If I did, I apologize, though not entirely sincerely. My message here is simple. The Beauty Contest has become less of a popularity contest, believe it or not, and more of a spamming contest. Beauty Contest advertisements are one of the most common forms of NeoSignatures found on the Neoboards these days, and it breaks my heart to see people vote just because someone spams their board.

My message is simple. Don't vote for BC spam. The full message: don't vote for BC spam unless it deserves your vote. "But Abra," you ask as I bat my eyes, "how can I possibly gauge whether someone's work of art is vote-worthy?" Simple, I respond. Compare and contrast. By manually going through the Beauty Contest entries by Species (as that is how entries are categorized), you can see all of the available entries for which you may or may not want to cast your precious vote. This is called Manual Voting. It is tedious, yes. It takes time, yes. But it suggests that you actually possess a sense of aestheticism and that you think better art should have a better rank.

I mean no slander against any artist whatsoever. Everyone starts on the same starting line. Your pace and time determine how far you go. I just believe the Beauty Contest should realize its namesake: a beauty contest.

I am not here to bash BC advertisers or BC spam itself. Just the people who throw their votes away on some of it. I advertise all the time, everywhere. Advertising your BC link in your NeoSignature or anywhere is a freedom of speech. The thing is, you don't have to be entered to vote. Simply choosing to not vote for the first options presented to you is a way to give the Beauty Contest some integrity. Believe it or not, you don't have to vote for someone if they ask you to.

If you care about an online Neopets drawing contest as much as I do, then simply Neomail me your pledge to either Manually vote in the Beauty Contest, or only vote for BC spam that truly deserves your vote (i.e. 'good' art.) You do not have to vote every week. You do not have to vote every species. Just rely on your instincts and don't fall for any "good luck" first-come-first-serve Neoboard advertisement drivel.

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