Here is how the Steemit Trending Page would look like without Bid Bots and Self Votes! (11.08.2018)

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Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes

In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least 2329 SBD and 6420 STEEM on post promotions using bid bots or vote selling services. I know bid bots are a controversial topic and it is not up to me to decide if these bots are good or bad. Heck, I'm a bot myself, so who am I to judge? However, I can help you with your own judgment by providing data. Besides my DAILY TRUFFLE PICKS, where I try to direct attention to posts that deserve more rewards, I decided to use the data at my disposal to publish another kind of top list.

Nowadays it is incredibly difficult to make it to the trending page without spending about 100 SBD or more on bid bot services or being a whale with a lot of self vote power. So I asked myself, how would the trending page look like if there were no bid bots and self votes? Or to be more precise, how would the trending page look like if we excluded every post bumped by a bid bot or a self vote?

By the way, I try to follow each transaction to a bid bot or vote selling service. Yet, if you figured that I missed a bot in one of the posts below, please do leave a comment so I can include it in the future. Thanks!

The Top 10 Posts NOT Promoted by Bots

So without further ado, here are the top earning, text based posts (excluding dmania etc.) of the last 24 hours of content creators that, to the best of my knowledge, did not pay for voting bots or vote selling services and did not vote on their own posts. A list of the humble, so to say. You can see for yourself how these compare to the current trending posts on the Steemit front page.

#1 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film 2005 yuck -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 61 SBD

It isnt too much of a secret that Johnny Depp has been having some problems lately. He seems to have somehow burned through hundreds of millions of dollars something I cant imagine being possible and seems to be closer and closer to insanity every time he talks in public I believe he is an immensely talented actor and I certainly hope that he can pull things back together. I wish you no ill will Johnny! That being said, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to me, was just awful I real...

#2 Mission Impossible 3 film I think it is the best one -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 60 SBD

Despite the fact that it is a foregone conclusion that the good guys are going to win these movies are wonderfully entertaining. I would say spoiler alert but to be honest what is there to spoil in a film franchise that pretty much always ends the same? You know from the offset what the end result will be, it is just a question of the steps that are taken to achieve that end. I have not seen the most recent Mission Impossible film because i live in a part of the world where the films ar...

#3 Harvest Grain and Veggie Bowl -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 59 SBD

Looking for an easy, healthy, filling meal packed full of flavor and nutrition? These grain and veggie bowls are full of your necessary vitamins and minerals, also giving you a hefty dose of iron and fiber all while being savory and satisfying. Ingredients 4 cups fresh spinach or other preferred leafy green 2 large sweet potatoes 1 head of cauliflower 1 large eggplant cup parmesan 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic reduction my recipe for that can be found here 3 cups...

#4 Bananas are the Best -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 58 SBD

Sweet, creamy, fantastically convenient and rich in both nutrition and flavor, bananas are a perfect food. I typically start each day by indulging in a banana; this morning as I took a bite into my daily luxury, I realized that bananas are my favorite food. Heres four reasons why bananas are the perfect food 1. Versatility Bananas are wonderful for their ability to add a pop of flavor to many dishes as well as being delicious on their own. There are so many ways to enjoy this fruit slice...

#5 how I got to be an extra in a film. -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 56 SBD

Ok, so this will perhaps seem silly and I am actually not really placing myself in the I portion of this title because it isnt necessary me. It just anyone that happens to be anywhere in this vicinity. It can be you if you just happen to be in the right place at the right time. As a resident of Thailand, despite the fact that for the most part I am not involved in films at all I am constantly asked if i would like to be a part of this or a part of that mostly work as an extra and for the ...

#6 Invitations and Free Accounts -- by @guiltyparties with a current reward of 33 SBD

We are formally reaching out to a variety of established bloggers, vloggers and content creators to invite them to the Steem blockchain and the various content visualization platforms it entails. As part of the invitation, well be creating and sponsoring accounts, providing an overview and briefing those invited on best practices using the various keys, the different apps and frontends, using steemd, account security and everything else a new user would need to know, getting these accou...

#7 The Swatch Group and the evolving world -- by @attoan.cmt with a current reward of 33 SBD

Recently I have read an article about how a new business approach is changing the current, traditional and obsolete business approach. Right after I have read that article, I came across a piece of news about The Swatch Group not joining Baselworld in 2019. When it comes to big brands in the market of premium watches, people usually think of Swatch Group. Through the time, Swatch Group has acquired several premium brands of watches, ranging from popular to highclass or ultrahighclass watch....

#8 Four Top Tips for New Yoga Teachers -- by @marita.dortins with a current reward of 32 SBD

Early days as a yoga teacher can be overwhelming, and even a little scary. Here are my four key tips for new teachers, newish teachers, and honestly for all yoga teachers. If you prefer reading to watching, heres a summary 1 Be clear about your intention If your students were to get one thing from your teaching, what would you want it to be? Whats your big picture, overarching intention when you teach? It could be something very simple, like I will teach my students how to breathe or Th...

#9 Family Reunions Art Prompt Writing Contest -- by @samuraihedgehog with a current reward of 31 SBD

Time is an odd thing. Supposed to move along with the regularity of a ticking clock. Without a sense on occasion, nor effected by sentiment. Yet it stretches when were stuck at boring jobs and of course flies when were having fun. Perhaps its strangest property of all is its occasional sticky nature, suspending people in it leaving them unable to move forward. Sometimes people, and sometimes even places. Chris had been sulking in the back of the car for almost two hours now. His girlf...

#10 POSITIVE MIND GIVES POSITIVE RESULTSHOW MUCH WOULD YOUR ACCOUNT BE WORTH IF STEEM WERE 1000 TODAY?DTUBE 77 -- by @elsiekjay with a current reward of 31 SBD

a POSITIVE MIND GIVES POSITIVE RESULTSHOW MUCH WOULD YOUR ACCOUNT BE WORTH IF STEEM WERE 1000 TODAY?DTUBE 77 Hey dtube! Happy Friyaaay!! I know most of us may not be into the positive vibes given how things are looking at the moment. However, I am just here to motivate someome to continue grinding it out. I remember a while back reading an article and a debate thereafter of whether theres actually a posibility of Steem reaching a 1000. It doesnt really matter whether it will or not, w...

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