User blog comment:Mak23686/News about the featured articles/@comment-2032682-20110723052751/@comment-3049342-20110723143956

@slicknick I agree with you that if this were a popularity contest it would be unfair to disriminate against Sam. However, as I said below, the featured articles are NOT a popularity contest. They were designed to be informative to new users and showcase something new on the homepage. Trust me, we don't need Sam on the homepage every month to ensure people still like her. Let some other characters be showcased so newbies can learn aboyt them and the homepage doesn't look the same for eternity.