Nothing got missed, in this case at least. The topic was interesting, so a submission about it made it to the front page. Why this one and not yours? To be hone

Nothing got missed, in this case at least. The topic was interesting, so a submission about it made it to the front page. Why this one and not yours? To be honest, I dont care about that too much. And you shouldnt either, optimizing submissions so they gain maximum upvotes is not the point of this community.