Most of my high up-vote links were seeded with my friends, and on twitter. Its not necessary to ask for votes, they just happen. The first few friend votes go

Most of my high up-vote links were seeded with my friends, and on twitter. Its not necessary to ask for votes, they just happen. The first few friend votes got the thing to the main page, after that they took off. If its JUST friends, it doesn't stay on the main page. The algorithm works.