It's the entrants who are anonymous, not the voters, to avoid people from voting on their buddies just because they want you to win.
And for giving a reason for your vote this may be an example "I voted for #5 since I really love the flow and composition, it also fit the theme perfectly".
So the signatures are anonymous as long as no one mentions their usernames.
Quote Originally Posted by cC.RadillacVIII View Post
Anonymous?
SOTW is anonymous to prevent bias voting and make it a fair competition for everyone. Therefore all entries shall be messaged to me instead of posted in a entry thread.
The voting will also be set up anonymous and no usernames will be displayed in the poll. Instead each of the entries are given a number, so when you vote please state which number you've voted for.
Do not mention any usernames in the voting or discussion threads!