Hey @yogajill! Thank-you for the heads up! I have found and read the article you mentioned and have found it extremely helpful. Although my intent is not to spam people for votes to join the contest I totally see how and why that rule is in place. I will edit the rules to reflect this change and I am grateful to you for pointing this out to me! I have learned a lot from the community on my first contest and it just goes to show what a great group of people we have here on steemit.
I hope you post an entry in the contest because you no doubt have a lot of experience with your 20-year practice that others would benefitt from (which is my biggest goal by doing this contest). I look forward to reading your​ posts and getting to know you better moving forward!
Much love and gratitude​!!