How is the Offical Top 20 Selected

December 14th, 2012
Can anyone tell me how the official weekly top 20 is selected?
December 14th, 2012
@brav I've always presumed it was the photos which have the highest number of views, favs, and comments in quick succession... (and this does seem to fit with the photos that make it there)! But I don't actually know for certain!
December 14th, 2012
@monkeykid makes sense. Just wondered because the winner from previous weeks is in the chart again. Must be on views, comments and favs like you said.
December 14th, 2012
@brav I've seen the same photo hit the top twenty twice before too... and that time I did notice the no. of favs and comments had almost doubled... from the previous week. So I'm sure that's how it works!
December 14th, 2012
@monkeykid So its really hard to get in the top 20 then. I think getting on the recent popular page will be enough for me!
December 14th, 2012
I think I read it's based on Favourites & the data runs Wed-Wed.
December 14th, 2012
@humphreyhippo cool thanks humphrey ;0)
December 14th, 2012
I've been told by Ross that Top 20 is based purely on number of Favs for the set period of time for each week. it has nothing to do with pop page, views, etc.
December 14th, 2012
@monkeykid - nothing to do with views, comments etc. those factors go into determining pop page. Instead Top 20 based purely on number of Favs for the time period of the week.
December 14th, 2012
@brav @monkeykid - those that repeat are because they keep getting loads of favs for the next cycle. I've had a numbner of pics do that.
December 14th, 2012
@michaelelliott thanks for that michael
December 14th, 2012
@michaelelliott Thanks Michael... I was just presuming it worked a bit like the PP... Thanks, I have wondered before!
December 14th, 2012
@monkeykid - I have had several Top 20 pics that never made the PP because of the different criteria used for each. Weird.
December 14th, 2012
sometimes you can have enough favs to make the top 5 of the top 20 and get the favs within the timeframe in which the favs are measured and still not end up on the top 20. Its supposed to be purely based on favs, but I've seen enough pics posted in the right timeframe get enough favs to land in a good position in the top 20 but not actually make it from several users.
December 14th, 2012
I've always thought it was just magic. Still feel that way... ;)
December 15th, 2012
@grizzlysghost Me too ;-)
December 15th, 2012
in other words :) no one knows!
December 15th, 2012
@michaelelliott That is really rather weird... I was wondering if it could work that way!!!
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