I sure hope you never sighned up in the forums just to get votes because personally I think that is the wrong way to go about it.
He has been a member since 12/18/2004. So you can see he did not join to make this post.
I voted for you brad. I also do not take this the way some others have as begging or pleading for votes.
He is providing a link to a contest. You could vote against him just as easily as for him.