SEMMYs: Does Anyone Read the Articles?

So I've been catching up with posts in my feed reader and there are a plethora of requests from SEMMY nominees to vote for their articles. Many of those requesting votes link directly to the voting form where there is no link to the actual article. Oversight? I don't know.

My own voting patterns got me thinking as to whether anyone is actually reading the articles or if people are just voting for the authors they already like? I'm hoping it's the former. Time for a quick poll...