I'm not saying it's nefarious but mods quite often push a story up on the front page with only few votes. I've witnessed it about a dozen times. And given that

I'm not saying it's nefarious but mods quite often push a story up on the front page with only few votes. I've witnessed it about a dozen times. And given that it happens, they definitely want some stories to be seen. By the definition, that is an agenda -- nefarious or not.