@antimedia: I've been wondering about this too. I just found this article that explains the cheetah bot. Apparently they do white lists, but to get on it, your original story should link to the Steemit version too. I didn't know that, but will have to remember about linking to the Steemit posts in the future. Here are two stories I found about it, but not sure if anything's changed since they were written: Cheetah Bot Explanation and Cheetah Bot Explanation 2