I'm only new and haven't got much of a profile yet, but there doesn't seem to be a pattern that I can see. I've tried posting at different times of the day, but that didn't seem to make any difference.
I've seen really good quality content being totally ignored, and others where I didn't think that people spent a lot of time on something, but still getting big votes.
It seems a bit like a flock of seagulls coming in to pick up what they find, good or not, and quickly disappearing again.. When the next post comes up they're long gone looking for other food.. 😄
Yeah, that is an interesting way to look at it. Like I said, just when I think I have it figured out, something comes along like this to show me there is no rhyme or reason to it.