Sweet Jebus, this is an at least somewhat smart and academic board. Stop with the meme and lulz stuff, please.
On the matter at hand, these threads need to stop period. They're for nothing. They're just meaningless and spammy at this point, and didn't have much meaning before. If you're doing a TL and want to see what people would like, then maybe. But really, does it matter what people's favorite thing is on a list? Does it matter enough to clog up the forum. The answer is no, it doesn't.
EDIT: My first paragraph is not referring to the OP or the topic here. I was upset by the whacky responses since it seems like the meme, lulz stuff is popping up all of a sudden as a force. Maybe I've just been up too long and am grumpy. To be less grumpy, I replaced two naughty words with softer words in this edit.
I'd also like to add I don't think the idea itself is good for nothing; I think that when you get to this point where they are the front page, then it's just meaningless and does more harm than good. I apologize for being grumpy.