both michelle and Karin made some good points
as for changing the time this poll was set up from past rookie of the year polls ,it had been suggested that it may be better to wait until closer to the end of the year....if there is a rookie poll for 2019 I will move it back to the original starting time
as for Karin's post I agree completely.....I try to encourage everyone in my polls to be active and make a poll FIGHTout of it,and not to let the voting affect their activity.