For the record, I am not a moderator. Once was, won't ever be again by mutual agreement. That said, I've always thought that a good mixture of submissions by everyone is key. Yes, the old standbys are fun, and to me it's like a challenge to find episodes or songs that others may have missed. But fresh and new content is also a good choice to link to. Also, a variety of sources is best. I'm no gamer by a longshot but I like creative content and thus will often look (albeit somewhat casually) for online games to post.

While some crap does make the front page here (we all have our own opinions of what constitutes a good link), for the most part the best of the lot does show up there via the efforts of the sysadmins. I thought that being a mod was a thankless job and I can just imagine how they feel sometimes.

I felt as though I had to get all that off my chest after reading your observations. That's all. I didn't think you were being naive or anything and you'll please forgive me for my lengthy response.