Every time I log on, I seem to come across another example of "features" which unbalance the user experience.

The latest? I'm trying to help curate a Round in @inceptionally 's "I Took a Photo" contest. But when I search by the hashtag, the default is to show me only the photos which already HAVE a lot of votes. Other (some really great) photos are "hidden" in Recent.

This kind of stuff is frustrating - I always have to be looking for the catch - which is hard when I have very limited time and am trying to fairly assess a lot of art in a short span of time.

The revolution will be decentralized! Cast your shot /itookaphoto - /itookavideo - /moviesuggestions - /tvsuggestions - https://linktr.ee/inceptionally 

I hear you! I’ve tried various strategies. One good strategy is to look at the photos on the Rounds site. But you will need to scroll down to see the less popular one. 

Right click and open a new tab on the time stamp under the username of the caster

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Hmmm... I also wonder what algorithm determines whose posts go into "Main" vs "Recent" - which is another discriminatory feature.

I see there are a lot of pictures in "Recent" that don't appear elsewhere - and thus it's a self-fulfilling prophecy that they will receive fewer views and fewer chances.

The game seems rigged, IMO, in favor of a subset of already-popular casters. Had I known that in advance, I'd have been a lot less likely to have participated.

I hear you! I’ve tried various strategies. One good strategy is to look at the photos on the Rounds site. But you will need to scroll down to see the less popular one. 

Right click and open a new tab on the time stamp under the username of the caster 

https://rounds.wtf/itookaphoto/itap-round-4-tip-victors-1

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Dan, if I wanted the Twitter experience, I'd stay on Twitter. 

Starting a response to a customer concern with "our competition does it too" is really NOT the flex many folks around here seem to think it is.

Two thoughts:

1. I'd rather have the option to set my own default UI mode, and if there's a requirement to make "one additional click" in any part of the interface, make it so the user has to click to select the content stream that is inherently biased.

2. Can you please share the dataset on which you are basing your assertion that "most people" are searching for "the most engaged content most of the time"?

Thanks in advance, 
Edward

Twitter does the same thing? Most people are searching for the most engaged content most of the time. But we offer Recent as one additional click.