Hello everyone! I'm Michele and I'm new to the board. I am a huge Mark Ballas fan and for those of you reading the ABC boards I am do_fan.
I am excited about Shannen being Mark's partner, as are my friends. Our experience with Kim Kardashian's reticence has made a few of them cautious whenever it comes to Mark's new partners. I, for one am excited, and looking forward to them.
I am here because I want Shannen and Mark to do well and go very far. I learned the hard way that newcomers to DWTS do not know how the show works, and as a result my favorite of all time (Sabrina Bryan) went out entirely too early. That will never happen to someone else again, so I want to help spread the word so Shannen can last as long as possible. I would consider myself a voting expert, and so I want to pass that knowledge on to you.
First you may vote by phone or online. If you vote by phone, vote as soon as the show starts. If you wait until the end, you may not get through. You may call on as many phones as possible.
Online voting is where the power voting comes in. You may vote as many accounts as you make and I suggest you start now. Go to the following site
http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/discuss?cat=23170
Click on join in the right hand corner. It will walk you through it. You may make as many accounts as you have emails. On voting nights, start voting as soon as the show starts as well. Once the show is over, the board crawls. After voting around 10-12 accounts, you will have to clear cookies. Then it will let you vote more. You can vote the same account on multiple browsers.
I know that is a lot of info, and so I want to stop there. I will be checking in regularly to answer your questions about the show or how to help Shannen win. I do think she could possibly do so. The ladies on the Mark thread of the ABC board are power voters-averaging 1500 votes per week each. We want Mark around as long as possible and since Shannen is his partner we now support her fully.
Thank you Dianna for letting me share this, and I am eager to answer questions and help our team do well!