Hot20 abuse? Say it isn't so. First off, there's a few images in the Hot20 that, while fine images, leave me wondering how the heck they got there. I just don't think they are Hot20 material--someone has friends voting for them... As for Stefano's image, he used his work to make a point. Personally, I find his work makes much more of a statement to me than a few of the others in the gallery. I guess what it comes down to is this: the Hot20 is not necessarily a ranking of image quality. It's somehow a blend of artistic merit and "other"--that other being many things (including making statements and including having friends).