... stories but I went deep on exactly these four: 1) 12:01 PT is a runway-maximizer, not a magic minute. Ranking is the PT-day's total, so midnight claims the full 24h window; a 9am start just forfeits ~9 hours of accumulation. Recent data still favors it but it's necessary, not sufficient. A cold midnight drop loses to a warm one. Post at 12:01 to own the runway, but don't expect midnight votes; seed steady ...