Criteria for "Must Read" Threads On Homepage?
 

I wasn't entirely sure where to post this, as I don't know who actually selects the stories to link under the "Must Read" column on the FT homepage. But I thought TB would be as good of a place as any. (I see a thread on the Technical Support forum from earlier this year related to "Must Read", but it appears more focused on where the hyperlinks are going (on/off site) so I didn't want to add this post there)

So my question is, who chooses the FT threads to appear under the "Must Read" column? And what are the criteria?

The below story appears there at the moment (5:50 PM EST):

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ts-toilet.html

However, the thread was created at 12:06 AM EST today and locked 52 minutes later. This isn't the first time I noticed a locked thread appearing there. Unless some eager beaver linked to it as a Must Read within those 52 minutes, it seems the thread was added after it was locked. At the very least, it's remaining there more than half the day.

I'm curious what the purpose is of highlighting a thread as a "Must Read" on the home page if it's closed for further comment? (Not sure I'd consider that one of enough broad interest to be a must-read anyway, but I guess that's a matter of opinion)

or is it automated, by traffic?

It is not automated.