This is related to the chatbox, so I think I will post here instead of creating a whole new topic for this:
Can we use the chatbox as a shoutbox? As in, say I want to get people to vote in the writing contest, can I post in the chatbox something like "hey everyone, get over to the writing contest and vote!"? This way, I will be able to add more time period increments without having to spam the writing contest topics. (If I will be able to shout out half way, three quarters, last day, last hour...)