I was on a thread just now and saw one guy's post was in the "Most Popular Posts" leaderboard on the right hand-side. This particular post, though, has received 6 thumbs down vs. one thumbs up, so it is not popular by any stretch of the imagination. It seems the counter takes into account all emojis received without distinguishing them. This would be a worthwhile tweak to make: posts receiving thumbs down are not popular!

Cheers.

lol, that people bother to interact with it at all makes it a post of note.....

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

lol, that people bother to interact with it at all makes it a post of note.....

Of note, yes. Popular, no.

You’ve got a fair point.
Right now the “most popular” section is based on total reactions, not sentiment — so a post with a lot of 👎 can still rank highly.

It’s really measuring engagement rather than approval. Controversial or divisive topics will naturally rise because they get people reacting.

Controversial posts driving visibility isn’t a bug — it’s engagement. That’s what keeps forums alive.

That said, we’ll have a look at whether the label or weighting could be improved so it better reflects what people expect from “popular.”