I think a lot of people don't vote because they see the hot20 as an unimportant game. I have noticed in the past on the few occasions when I've looked at the hot20 that there is a specific style of picture that gets voted in repeatedly. The person who was accused of manipulating votes has that style off pat, so, although I don't think the pictures were top rate, I don't find it surprising to see them in the hot20. The style is very simple: take one simpering vicky, add the best quality photo-realistic texture you can afford, put a wall in the background, make the whole thing a bit fuzzy so it looks airbrushed and there you are. This sort of thing is popular. Personally, I can't be bothered with it.