I have noticed when i get my articles approved they go into the list at around number 16 in the section. Is this because of premium status users having their articles approved and then when mine are approved they are put straight in below because they are ranked in order of when they were submitted? if so this is lame. i submit my articles and then they go in half way down the list1
Dont worry about it man, always remember you're after Google rankings (or SE rankings to be more precise) - not Ezinearticles rankings! Personally I dont know , or care, if anyone on EZ reads my article or not