Okay folks, here's the final word(s):
1: The cheater sent me an email and apologized. No more cheating will take place.
2: The sudden burst of votes, according to some anonymous tips and an interesting trail of IPs, is not the result of cheating but of partisan campaigning. 42, a devoted Farscape fan, told the denizens of SciFi.com about our little poll and brought in a bunch of new votes. Not the normal method of voting, but certainly a good way to increase our hits. So thanks to the cheater for apologizing and ceasing, and thanks to 42 for smoothing over the situation in an economically sensible way.
3: Because the problem has been dealt with, crew polls will continue as normal. Disregard previous statements to the contrary. And please, while we dislike spam as much as teh next website, don't feel bad about bringing a few friends with you. Everything that's good for the site is good for you, unless you're my evil nemesis (that's you, Kinko's, if you're listening--and I know you are).