Isnt' EDST Eastern Daylight Saving Time as in the time on the American East Coast this time of the year? In that case you have made a mistake: The deadline is 19:00 EDST and not 6:00 EDST.THE DEADLINE WILL BE AT 23:00 GMT (6:00 EDST) ANY VOTES WITH THE TIMESTAMP 22:59 WILL COUNT. THOSE WITH THE TIMESTAMP 23:00 WILL NOT.
Also no need to delete the posts between the introductory post and the roster; it is a timehonered tradition to snipe in between the initial post and the roster, when they are done in two posts.