Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes

In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least 3478 SBD and 30089 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 Weekly overview of the Analysis category Week 4546, 2018 -- by @abh12345 with a current reward of 71 SBD

This is a weekly overview post of the Analysis category at utopianio. The report aims to provide insight into the topics covered, the scores provided, staff picks if any, and a look at how the current week has fared against recent weeks gone by. Any other work taking place and my personal thoughts in relation to the category will also be included. If you have any suggestions for additional information that could be included in this report, please comment below. Weekly overview 4...

#2 When Your Outfit Matches The Inside of Your Brain -- by @coruscate with a current reward of 38 SBD

Hi Friends! I went out for a walk this morning and took a double take in the mirror on my way out because I realized I look like a Steem commercial! Im loving all the awesome swag I left with from Steemfest and I guess you could say my outfit fully represents what the inside of my brain looks like right now too. Yes, I have other hobbies, passions and projects Oh wait...and a full time job too I guess but I feel like so much of my energy and where Im excited to spend my time these days i...

#3 Massive abandoned resort The price of progress -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 38 SBD

I have noticed while I have been here in the Dominican Republic, quite a few large abandoned buildings on plots of land where I would imagine the owners had grand ideas of a prosperous tourism economy. A large portion of this country is dedicated towards tourism, so it is easy to understand how everyone would like in on the action. Not everyone can succeed though and sadly it is normally the little guys with small businesses that get crushed but it was really surprising and a bit scary to...

#4 Chocolate Chip Donuts -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 36 SBD

These donuts didnt even last 24 hours in my house which is okay, since they are best when eaten fresh. The mini chocolate chips plus the melt in your mouth batter make these donuts irresistible. Plus theyre baked, not fried, which makes them slightly better for you and more accessible than other donut recipes. They take about ten minutes to whip together and another ten to bake, so get cooking, you could have yourself a fantastic little treat in 20 minutes! Ingredients 1 cup miniature ch...

#5 How To Powder Sugar Topping on Donuts -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 36 SBD

I love to experiment with my baked goods so after perfecting a chocolate glaze for my chocolate chip donuts , I decided to try my hand at a powdered sugar coating on some of the remaining donuts. In all honesty, I could not tell you which donut I preferred, the powder sugar dusted one, the chocolate glazed one, or the plain one. They were all delicious! But if you have a preference for powder sugar on your donuts, its so simple to achieve. Heres how to do it Ingredients cup powder sugar...

#6 Chocolate Glaze Recipe -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 35 SBD

These baked chocolate chip donuts were so amazing that I almost didnt put a glaze on them. But i thought the only thing that could improve this recipe is more chocolate. If you are looking for a simple chocolate glaze recipe, this is great on donuts, cookies, baked breads and more. Ingredients 2 tablespoons half half or milk 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract cup powdered sugar 1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, be sure to stir well until all the ingredients for...

#7 Fire in the Sky film pretty scary stuff... is it true? -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 35 SBD

Fire in the Sky is meant to be a biopic and in a way it is seeing as how all the people involved have passed polygraphs multiple times. Maybe I was not supposed to tell you that but oh well, it makes the film more interesting because when i first saw it, i had no idea i was watching something about witness accounts. For me this story has a funny background as I originally watched it in the late 90s because I found myself owning a laser disk player and if you dont know what that is you ...

#8 Clerks film a film it seems everyone loved that i did NOT -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 35 SBD

Virtually everyone I know was talking about how much they love love loved Clerks back in 1994, which i find hard to believe that they even saw it based on the fact that it made a mere 3 million at the box office. I suspect a lot of my pals just wanted to seem cooler and more tuned in than the rest of us kind of like those people that suggest Nirvanas first album is better than Nevermind it isnt. Clerks is a lowbudget indie dark comedy film that revolves around the lives of mostly 2 ...

#9 Hoop Snake A Fearsome Critter -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 35 SBD

One of the legendary fearsome critters of old American folklore, the hoop snake is more commonly known throughout the American southwest. Popularized in tales of the fictional Pecos Bill, the hoop snake is known for its ability to place its tail in its mouth, forming a circle of its body with which it rolls after its victims. This makes it similar in appearance to the Ouroboros of Greek folklore, the serpent who eats its own tail. Some versions of this tale talk of an extremely venomous poi...

#10 La Boca place in D.R. Almost no chance youll end up here but a fun place -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 35 SBD

La Boca is definitely not on the tourist track. As a matter of fact the path leading to it almost seems like you shouldnt be there. At the end of the road you a few cars parked and you wont understand why because there doesnt appear to be much reason to come here or any people around. However, if you know someone local they will tell you to stand at this dock for a few minutes and lo and behold a bit later a small boat can be seen in the distance. It almost seems as though you are ab...

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