For me, if they get 10 or more upvotes they did okay. A few did okay, but I used to get on the front page in "fun" at least once every two weeks or so. When they separated everything, they ruined it. Politics is the only place my memes get any type of recognition.
But it is what it is. I still would like to see an option where you can see the all time upvotes memes for each template. I doubt that'll ever happen, though.