Cheers is right. The #1 image has 39 votes, and there are a lot more Poser artists here than 39. Obviously most people do not take the time to vote or forget to vote, so IMO, it is not an accurate sampling.

The old method used the number of viewings during the period. IMHO, it was at least closer than the current method. At least it showed what was the most interesting to people, even if some of the images were not the best.

I guess it depends on your definition of "Hot". It would be interesting to have a "20 most viewed" and a "20 most voted" catgegory instead of a "Hot 20" category.