Yes, they have changed the order of popularity, it's better for me. I've another question. I have a lot of picture waiting for review since Friday. It's a long time for SS. Am I the only one that is waiting?
Nah, we're all in the twilight zone lately. Images get accepted, show for a day or two, vanish. (but it appears are available for purchase, just not on the submit site) The Popularity match is in chaos, new images may or may not be showing as new... I had some images accepted Friday and they have never shown up on SS yet, anywhere.
I know someone there claims 2-3 hour reviews. Maybe it's some ranking thing, (so I'd be low...) but I average three days and it's fairly consistent.
Newest three for me went in the 23rd. Still pending. I'd expect them to get looked at tomorrow. And weekends don't seem to count? If reviewers are external, I'd think weekends would be faster, not slower? Anyway, maybe some others can chime in. For me three days is "normal" the last couple months.