Ultimately, an fp is a single person's vote,
whereas the popular page is the community vote and so is actually probably a better sign of quality.
I'm lucky that at least one mod must like my stuff, that's all (and, before the inevitable from someone - no, I am not that mod)
That said, what makes it to the fp / popular page rarely correlates with what I expect to do well. I've certainly made plenty of stuff I've been pleased with which has then gone down badly and vice-versa.
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Mon 25 Jun 2012, 22:52,
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I'm lucky that at least one mod must like my stuff, that's all (and, before the inevitable from someone - no, I am not that mod)
That said, what makes it to the fp / popular page rarely correlates with what I expect to do well. I've certainly made plenty of stuff I've been pleased with which has then gone down badly and vice-versa.