Ok, I think I understand what's going on here. Because my shadow rank is still quite low from joining quite recently, I'm quite far back in the shadow queue which means that my posts get voted on literally days after they were posted. I still get the votes, but it takes quite a while to get around to me. Am I off base on that? I think I'm understanding it :)
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That is how the system works, it is an anti-abuse mechanism AND a way to ensure those who stick with ShadowBot and do well get more and more priority in the pool. We have just implemented Minnow Booster Sunday which will help all the minnows really get up in this system! https://steemit.com/steemit/@shadowbot/minnow-booster-day-being-introduced-sunday-minnow-day
Also, expiration date is important, first the Shadow Pool is weighted by your Shadow Rank but it is then re-weighted by expiration of the post. So Shadow Rank is more important but if you are the same rank as another member but your post was created more recently their post will have priority simply because it has less time left before it expires (again trying to balance fairness).