dinoprophet:I check email every day. I don't check this site every day, possibly for a week or more.
Which brings to mind another idea: extending the voting period. Three days seems like forever when it's your category, but it might not be enough for everyone to realize there's a vote.
Another idea: set the days that votes go up. When you submit a category, it goes up for vote on the next Saturday, say, with all the others that are ready. The vote runs until Wednesday or Thursday. People will then know when to check for new categories.
I like that idea