Official ZC2ZC3 Voter Guide Dear Voter, Here is where you vote at ZC2ZC3.... http://zc2zc3.st/ballot.html To see raw votes in real time, the URL is: http://zc2zc3.st/cgi-bin/vote.cgi?name=ballot&action=view This Voting Guide is designed to make daily voting more of a pleasure and less of a chore. Voting at ZC2ZC3 works as follows: First: open the ballot and just take a look http://zc2zc3.st/ballot.html If the ballot is locked, you won't be able to vote but you can visit sites. There are some gorgeous sites, some content rich sites, and some controversial sites. Sites may advocate unusual reliigious, lifestyle, political ideas, use profanity, or display artistic nudity. This is nearly always noted on the site's description. If any of this is not for you, please stay away from the sites that offer it. You have a right to your tastes and ideas. What you DO NOT have a right to do is to prevent those with a message you don't like from competing. ZC2ZC3 supports intellectual freedom and asks you to be tolerant. You can be part of the excitemnet. All you have to do is vote. *********************************************************************** Meet the Competitors Gush Shalom -- "Gush Shalom (Translated from Hebrew, the name means 'The Peace Bloc') is the hard core of the Israeli peace movement. Often described as resolute, militant, radical or consistent, it is known for its unwavering stand in times of crisis, such as the al-Aksa intifada. For years now, Gush Shalom has played a leading role in determining the moral and political agenda of the peace forces in Israel, as well as in breaking the so-called national consensus based on misinformation....The primary aim of Gush Shalom is to influence Israeli public opinion and lead it towards peace and conciliation with the Palestinian people..." Needless to say, Gush Shalom opposes the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. If you are an ardent Zionist, Gush Shalom's site may make you very angry or give you hives. http://zope.gush-shalom.org/index_en.html QC-L Forever! -- This blog is wrongheaded, stupid, but hey, you can't tell the author to shut up. If you want to comment, start your own blog. This blog is five blogs in one: a personal diary, cyberculture essays, a food column, and the author and her avatarot's misadventures in Second Life, oh and there's fiction too. If controversy, a negative view of psychobabble and platitudes, and occasional mild profanity give you hives, this site will have you crawling out of your skin with itching. Otherwise, you might enjoy it. http://tacheiru.us/byriatt Serenity Moon -- This site features a shrine to nearly all the characters of the Sailor Moon anime series, a serial novel about world called Elysia, and a links to a "mall" where items are for sale. There are also web boards and a chat room. A movie review area is in the works This site is newly revised and its front page has artistic nudity on it. If artistic nudity is not for you, then please avoid this site. http://www.serenitymoon.com/ Disability Defense Union -- The Disability Defense Union, a 501c3 charitable organization, run by and for the handicapped. The Disability Defense Union specializes in education, legal aid, and advocacy, helping the disabled individuals deal with schools, the courts, landlords, etc... http://www.disablelaw.org/ Mark Hyder's Harry Potter Homepage -- Harry Potter may have died in the Deathly Hallows last summer, but he is alive and well in the hearts and minds of his fans, including Mark. This graphically intensive site has just about everything Harry Potter a dedicated or even casual fan could desire. It is a bit slow to load and some of the flash and video may give your computer security warnings, but Mark means no harm. http://hyder-harry-potter.hostselect.net/hyder_harry_potter.shtml Notes of a Pamwatcher -- Was Pam Bancroft a real young girl dying of cancer or are she and her family part of an elaborate web of interactive fiction? Only you can decide, but get the facts first. Note: this story takes place ten years ago, but parts of it are still relevant today. NOTE: If you were or are an ardent Pam Bancroft supporter, this site is likely to make you very angry. http://tacheiru.us/pamwatch Rabino's Slide Show A web site that features pages of slides of the Israeli landscape, famous rabbis, monuments, ancient sites, urban scenes, and more. There is also a small section about the invasion of Jenin in 2003. There is nothing on the current security crisis or the war in Gaza that happened in 2009. If you feel that the Israeli occpation of the West Bank or the blockade of Gaza is unjust then you will NOT like this page. http://rabino.5u.com/ The Movie Lover Fanlist Collective -- A page by, for, and about movie fans. It features short lists of movies sorted by category, a Livejournal, a membership page of assorted movie fans and movie list makers, and plenty of movie graphics. Note: this site can load slowly because it is graphic intense. http://geocities.com/movieloverfanlistcollective/ Vessels of Clay -- NO! This is not an old ZOID house though it bears the same name. "VESSELS OF CLAY is a forum of thoughts. Topics can range from fan fiction to fantasy characters to whatever strikes your fancy. " Popular topics include the TV series, Xena, the character Red Sonja, and of course plenty of politics thrown in. Note: there is some very minimal profanity on this site. If you like your surfing squeaky clean, this site is not for you. http://forums.delphiforums.com/xgr/start/ *************************************************************************** Second: Highlight or circle the sites you choose to vote for on the list below. Remember you are limited to 1/3 the total number of sites or twenty-five(25) whichever is fewer. Since there are nine sites fighting your limit is three. Please choose wisely. For this competition, the voting limit is three(3) of nine(9) sites. Third: Go to the ballot page: http://zc2zc3.st/ballot.html. ZOID CITY uses a one-stop radio circle form. Please vote for all sites you support at ONE TIME. The URL for the voting booth is: http://zc2zc3.st/ballot.html Fourth: Remember, the voting schedule runs 10:30pm Saturday night to 10:30pm on Thursday evening EDT. This is our regular, culturally sensitive voting schedule. We score three times: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday around 11pm, but vote even on the days we don't score. Your vote counts! That's it...... Here are the sites that are competing: Site Name sUn. Mon. Tues. Wed. ThuR. Gush Shalom _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ QC-L Forever! _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Serenity Moon _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Disability Defense Union _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Mark Hyder's Harry Potter _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Notes of a Pamwatcher _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Rabino's Slideshow _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Movie Lovers Fanlist _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Vessels of Clay _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Have a happy and enjoyable time voting, and let your friends know how easy it is to vote the ZOID way. Eileen H. Kramer/ZOIDRubashov/ ehkuhall7@tacheiru.every1.net Head of the Board of Trustees ZC2ZC3 http://zc2zc3.st Simply Better!