Upvote all you want! Posts take lots of time to compose and format... and contests like these take even more after-the-fact. You're worth more than your upvote, but should at least "pay" yourself what you can... even though you're donating this to the winner... Ehh.. you know what I mean. :) I'm a supporter of self-votes for posts.
Now.... to drum up the things which I have worked hard to suppress!!!!