""Popularity = Votes ... Say last month was a very active month and popular records in that month received around 100 votes. This month is not very active in terms of traffic (assume it's a holiday season and your user base is rushing to beaches instead of hysterically seeking for items and casting votes) and as a result you've received an avarage of 30 votes for each item. Therefore, popular items from last month will probably never see the front page." - HUH?" - Pavel Senko