The problem with the Hot 20 is that it is a competition by another name, one in which we are entered, like it or not, whenever we place an image in our gallery. Worse, its a competition open to cheating. The same pictures appear in the gallery as in the Hot 20 and its only reason for being is to point those with little time or connection speed to images that others find worthwhile. This is obviously not working due to the apparently unscrupulous methods used by some.
I speak as someone who has had four or five images in there and on one memorable occasion, sitting in pole position, but I rarely go there now.
We have the challenges for those that like them, we don`t need a Hot 20 (IMHO).