Are those on top also hot? Or they're hot that's why they're on top?

Look beli- it depends upon the heat it generates, look at this at this way heat produced admin felt hot your discussion goes to hot section in some cases he may feel cool your discussion would go to top. The result is same = you get nothing If your discussion gets many responses, that's only guarantee of your being popular, in this case I see you are popular only a few select ones (Me being one of them)

So you are hot and get on top at the weekend eh? I will refrain from asking you what happens during thw week days but when you are stuck for another topic then maybe you could share I (and I think no.one else except admin) have no idea what makes a discussion get to the 'top' list but I do know why they 'reach the 'hot' (because over the years I have watched what happens there) The 'hot' topics are those discussions which have the most activity (responses + comments) in the first 24 hours after they are posted. Those are all really active new topics and will disappear, regardless of how busy they still are, when the 24 hours is up. The one's at the top are the busiest. If you (or anyone else) want to see their discussion move up that list then, after posting it, you should be available to comment on the responses that arrive, with comments that further the topic and get others to add something too.

Hi adnileb What else do I add... I think some scripts play wrong sometimes here when I see Top Discussions with just a response for more than 10 hours on board or even at times some with 8+ in the upcoming segment. Over time, I have come to ignore those demarcations and find discussions to respond by virtually visiting all segments I can

I'm thinking about the clothes after reading your first line in here... Are you thinking the same way? Oh well, mylot is my first thought upon reading your title. I also wonder what's the difference at times. After reading your contents here, I didn't know few comment topics can also be among those hot ones. Well, my topics are seldom being one of those today's top section. But I really feel happy when I see my topics on mylot digest received from emails everyday. Cause there are only few times I get to be one of those! :O Anyways, at first, I am thinking that today's top would be those topics which have been able to receive lots of responses that day. And the hot topics are those which have been attracting members to participate in...for that day as well. So, if your topic can have lots of responses, it also can be one of those hot topics for that day as well. As if like, it sounds the same, but really it's not... Actually, I am also confused on what I am saying here...^_^_^_^ ^_^

Probably yes. hahaha. As I see it do that they are discussion not from our friends but has a lot of response from people that are not from their friends too. hahaha. I don't know if making sense here. What I'm trying to say is they got more comments and they are new as well.

i think hot and top are the same.. the only difference is that "top", im not sure with the appropriate term, it has an added word "today's".. so i think hot is referring to all the discussions including today.. ;-)

hi adnileb I think in regards to h ot its how soon after you post your discussion you start getting responses as much or more than how many as I h a ve been on hot several times lately and had maybe thirty forty responses. you sta y there for awhile then o hers move you off.I have no real criteria as to how the admins picks us or bypasses us.it pays nothing anyway but gives you a feeling of a pat on the back instead. so I really do not know just what makes t hem pick mine or someone elses . of course people being people you do get more responses from being on either top or hot as people love celebs even if they are only a celeb for two days h ere lol lol lol

I tink that the top discussions are also the hot topics to be o . i don;t think that placment in the discussions or tkes away from eing hot or on top of things.

I got confused a long time ago, too. But I just ignored it. See, you see an opportunity to make a new discussion... I think it's a random choices by the system.

Even I don't know how the discussions come under the category Hot or Top I used to think it when i was new here but not now I just know one thing the discussions under both these categories are always worth to respond and I do check these discussions first than other discussions.

Im not sure- seems same meaning to me. i saw one there today with only one responce- under todays top. How can that be?