some of our most favorite authors (whom we don't want to miss) bury under the piles of the newly published posts of some other authors.
Many interesting posts are getting overlooked/missed this way. Sometimes I also notice good and interesting, but often undervalued posts after the post payout. There are many authors, and because of this, getting visibility is often a big challenge.
That's true. We come across undervalued post after their pay out is done. In that case, I go to the person's latest post and give my vote to it.