Once your video video cracks the Top 15 it's pretty sweet, because you know after that the odds are in favor of its vote total increasing by 20% to 500%. And we all know how sweet that vote crack is.

However, lately I've been wondering if we should shorten the length of time a video can sit in the Top 15. Right now a video can sit there for 4 days from the moment it was queued (NOT published. I mention that because every couple of months a new sifter asks why his or her video fell out of the Top 15 so quickly.) However we shortened queue time from 4 days to 3 days, so that means published videos can sit there even longer than before.

Therefore I believe the length of time a video can sit in the Top 15 should be shortened to 3 days as well. Not just for the sake of parity, but mainly so that we have higher turnover in the Top 15, thus making it more worthy of perusal. Frankly I get a little tired of seeing the same videos sit there for 2 or 3 days, so I've found myself ignoring the Top 15 more often as of late. I even get tired of seeing my own videos sit there. I want to see a list that's always worth checking out.

The biggest downside to this is obvious: We all get a little less of that sweet sweet vote crack. The upside: Other videos have a better chance of cracking the Top 15. I have my account set to see the Top 20, and it bothers me to see a great video sit at #16 or #17 because I know a lot fewer people will view it and vote on it. And as that famous guy once said, "That ain't right."

Now maybe you think this idea is great, or maybe you want to punch me in my adorable bazooka squirrel balloon animal Jesus face. So to keep this democratic I have posted the first two comments, and I'm asking you to vote on which one sounds better:

a) Keep the 4 day rule
b) Change to a 3 day rule

Please share your thoughts about this idea too. If you have a better idea then by all means speak up. Thanks.

ADMINS: If either or both vote totals for my comments exceed 15 please take away the stars that I would get. I'm not doing this as a cheap ploy to get a couple more stars. I prefer to get my comment stars the old-fashioned way - By sticking to my usual sick, disturbing writing style.