Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes

In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least 4627 SBD and 9954 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 Tonight Games and Music Utopian.io Open Source Radio Show every Wed 6 PM UTC -- by @jedigeiss with a current reward of 108 SBD

Utopian.io and MSP Waves are proud to present the Utopian.io Open Source Radio Show, coming to you live every Wednesday at 6 PM UTC on MSP Waves. Interested in Open Source on the Steem blockchain and beyond? Looking to hear some inspiring stories and discussions about the Open Source ecosystem? Tune in to the Utopian.io Open Source Radio Show! This Episode we are leaving the Steem Blockchain behind as we are having two marvelous projects and guests within the show that are in no way aff...

#2 Shifting Tides in Dtube Waters nathanmars Thank You! -- by @runicar with a current reward of 62 SBD

a Definitely not a snap! Ranting on the issues we are facing on Dtube and Steem based dapps nowadays and one Steemian that has decided to solve them. This is my first real Dtube video. Took me more than two days to finish it.... In end, I dont think it turned out that bad for my first attempt D Proof of Work Way to many cuts and edits, lol but I felt like they give the video a much better flow. Give me some honest feedback and tips on how to improve in the comment section down below!...

#3 Goosebumps Launch their Own Blockchain Collectibles -- by @creativecrypto with a current reward of 49 SBD

class sizefull wpimage2642 alt width1189 height741 br Sony is partnering with blockchain company a to produce blockchain collectibles around Halloween with their popular Goosebumps franchise. Fans can collect unique NFT posters and other assets through the Canadian website Websaver at a link. Greenfence looks to develop more usecases to leverage blockchain nonfungible tokens for marketing strategies and direct consumer engagement. Digital collectibles are a powerful and practical use ca...

#4 End of Watch film Unfortunately, not very good -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 42 SBD

It was an interesting concept. They tell the story of good guys and bad guys in SouthCentral L.A. an extremely dangerous place, in case you didnt know from all the rap music that focuses on it. This story it told through the shaky camera footage that both gangsters are coppers are filming in a bizarre directorial decision that I did not like very much. For one thing, the police force would not tolerate the documenting of police work in this fashion. IT would certainly result inJake G...

#5 The Changed Man book A surprisingly chilling side to Orson Scott Card -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 41 SBD

I dont know how many of you out there are scifi fans in the bookreadin type sense, but I am and one of the best in this genre is Orson Scott Card who is the author of all the Ender oriented stories. However, that is not what this entry is about at all. I was surprised to find out one day that he is a quite accomplished author across other genres, and a great way to get a teaser of all his styles is to have a look at one of the books like The Changed Man This incredible collection ...

#6 Awareness Starts from the Young -- by @gtpjfoodbank with a current reward of 41 SBD

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 226 And this is so true that when children are aware of their surroundings with the guidance of great parents and guardians, they can be nurtured as better human beings. We were very privileged to experience such an opportunity when we were given open doors to promote poverty awareness in Malaysia through this nursery preschool. Children were given opportunity to experience food of dif...

#7 The Vanishing film Not your typical flick, but it was a failure -- by @gooddream with a current reward of 40 SBD

The fact that this movie has Kiefer Sutherland when he was on top of his game, Jeff Daniels before he was on top of his and Sandra Bullock before most people knew who she was in it, should be reason enough to watch this. The fact that it is a haunting and inventive thriller that will leave you thinking about it long after it is over is another reason. I have to be very careful how i tell this because there are some critical elements that I must be careful to not reveal. Lets just sa...

#8 Easy Treats Compilation -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 40 SBD

Want to flex your baking muscle, but low on time or energy? Here are a few easy to follow recipes, that wont take too much time or effort. Youll love how tasty each treat is, but youll love how easy they are to make too! Coconut Macaroons If I want to make an impressive treat with a very small amount of effort in a short amount of time, this is the recipe I look to. They also only require six ingredients, many of which you probably already have on hand. Caramel Apple Pie alt201807240023...

#9 Happy Halloween! -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 40 SBD

For some of you, it may not be Halloween yet its just past 11 here, others of you are in the wee hours of the holiday where we celebrate the good things in life candy, pumpkins, being harmlessly scared, and dressing up! Busy with lots of other endeavors this last month, as well as recuperating from an illness, we didnt get the chance to prepare elaborate costumes for ourselves. Ill probably just stick to one of the many costume staples weve acquired over the years, cat ears or a witch hat,...

#10 ABQ Reviews The Chocolate Dude -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 39 SBD

The Chocolate Dude is a cozy little cafe in the Nob Hill district of Albuquerque. As the name would imply, the Chocolate Dude also specializes in chocolate treats of many different varieties. The setting of the cafe is much like any other modern coffee shop, however the narrow building also houses nostalgic decor from the 60s and 70s. With at least two oversized lava lamps and a counter built to look like a Volkswagon bus, the Chocolate Dude aims to transport you back in time. The walls ar...

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