Ah Ha! I've solved the problem! What is the Hot20? Googleing "define hot" gives 47 definitions. Here are the ones that could be construed as applying here.

You'll notice only one of them refers to skill.

characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

(color) bold and intense; "hot pink" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

newly made; "a hot scent" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" ;www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

connected, alive, energized. ;www.hach.com/cs/csglosy.htm

I'll continue voting for the pictures that I like (not as many as you might think). If enough people do the same then the 20 pictures most liked will float to the top. By only voting for the pictures you feel 'deserve' to be in the Hot20, you are allowing space for 'average', 'bizarre but fanatically followed', and worse pictures.

And here's a couple other Hot20 threads. The first should be required reading.
I just (Hot 20) voted on forty different pictures... by AgentSmith on 8/7/04
My good friends, I have failed you. by GROINGRINDER on 12/7/04
Is this art? by RobertJ on 12/6/04
The tolerance border is crossed really! [Locked] by Wahnfried1959 on 12/5/04
Please!!!!! [Locked] by striving on 11/30/04
The "Hot 20" - What it is - and what it is not... by LillianH on 11/10/04