In the thread about the new queue escape limits some people have brought up the additional complaint of "Queue Rot." In which a video gets a couple of votes on the front page and then sits in the middle of the queue until day 4 where it gets a couple more votes. One suggested solution to this has been the introduction of a randomized per user queue that would be the default view.



My only objection to this, from a purely managerial stand point is that it lowers the sifts ability to promote "viral buzz videos" like the Takei video or the next dick in a box skit in a timely fashion before the whole world has seen them. While this might not be the reason that all of our members come to the site it is a very important factor in terms of the quantity of traffic that the site generates.


So any suggestions on how to combat "queue rot" while still maintaining our ability to promote such videos quickly?