Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes

In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least 2750 SBD and 12140 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 Hardfork Announcement for Witnesses, Exchanges and Users -- by @steemitblog with a current reward of 94 SBD

The Steemit blockchain team has officially published our release for Hardfork 20, codenamed Velocity. This release includes code that specifies that the Hardfork will occur on September 25th. It is a testament to the engagement of Steem stakeholders and, for many witnesses, this is the first hardfork they have participated in! In this post wed like to cover some hardfork basics, as well as what will be needed of the witnesses and exchanges. In our post announcing the release of our testne...

#2 A frightened public scares me How empathy and fear can distort health policy -- by @nonzerosum with a current reward of 68 SBD

As some of you may be aware, Im a psychologist who studies public perceptions towards vaccination. Im not involved in the hard squishy science of how the vaccines are made, or even in the science related to their safety and efficacy, instead I study how people feel about vaccination, a related precursor to how they act in relation to vaccination. Title image credit Max Pixel The last three years have been a particularly fascinating time to move into the field of infectious diseases, espe...

#3 GROW Acoustic Live Duet version video from the home studio -- by @yidneth with a current reward of 57 SBD

This is an unedited LIVE version of my original song GROW recorded in only two takes, one for the keyboardvoice and the second take to record a second harmony on top. I had previously shared here the studio version with the videoclip. This is much simpler version than the studio version that you can find in the official music video if you want to compare both the videoclip is also reattached at the end of the article though I had already shared the studio version. This is a much sim...

#4 ABQ Reviews B2B Bistronomy -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 41 SBD

B2B Bistronomy is a little burger joint in the trendy and chic Albuquerque neighborhood of Nob Hill. The most immediately noticeable feature of this restaurant is the large window that comprises the exterior wall, typically open to the street. The interior is delightful, with fauxchalkboard walls and colorful features, and a back wall of cubed shelves showcasing their selection of local wines. You may find it strange that a pair of vegetarians is drawn to a burger restaurant, however there...

#5 Grain Medley with Peas -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 41 SBD

This dish is so versatile; I use it as a base in many of my grain bowls, its great as a side or mixed with roasted veggies. The garbanzo beans and quinoa ensure that you are getting ample protein with this dish, and the filling fiber in all the grains will keep you satisfied long after youve eaten. Ingredients 2 tablespoons couscous 2 tablespoons red quinoa 2 tablespoons orzo 2 tablespoons split baby garbanzo beans 1 cup vegetable broth 1 cup of frozen peas 1 tablespoon butter tea...

#6 Maple Marjoram Tofu -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 40 SBD

My favorite part of this tofu recipe is the delicious juxtaposition of strong spices and the intense sweetness of maple. The two combine to make a tasty tofu dish. Because of the sugar content of maple syrup, the tofu develops a lovely char as it cooks. Enjoy this simple tofu recipe as a a main entree, a side, or an accompaniment to almost any salad. Ingredients 1 block extra firm tofu, pressed and cubed 2 tablespoons olive oil for marinade 2 tablespoons olive oil for frying teaspoo...

#7 Bringing Back the Passenger Pigeon -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 39 SBD

Earlier today I posted an article about the demise of the once ubiquitous passenger pigeon through wanton, wholesale slaughter. Truly a sad chapter in the tale of modern mans callous behavior toward other species. But there are controversial efforts underway to bring the species or at least, something similar back from extinction through genetic tinkering. John James Audubon Using techniques from molecular biology, a project called Revive Restore was initiated in 2012 with the aim of rec...

#8 The Sad Demise of the Passenger Pigeon -- by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 39 SBD

The demise of the passenger pigeon is a monumental tragedy and a testament to the destructiveness and stupidity of humans. Ectopistes migratorius was once the most abundant bird in the world, or at least in North America. Their migrations were described by writers of the time as truly awesome, with millions of birds taking hours to pass over a single spot, and drowning out all other sounds with the noise of an army of horses or a powerful thunderstorm. In the 1870s, their nesting sites cove...

#9 Yet more Steemit Defense League Accounts redeemed -- by @themarkymark with a current reward of 36 SBD

Steemit Defense League is the creation of camillesteemer after being flagged for spam and plagiarism. He decided to create accounts abusing Steemit Inc sign up delegation to flag anyone who flagged him. Over time the flags started to target anyone who supported those who flagged him and eventually just randomly targeting anyone and everyone. While the flags are meaningless at only 110th of a cent, they have confused, frustrated, and disheartened a lot of Steemians. Recently camillesteemer...

#10 The Cultivated Apothecary Week 8 Edition 1 Homemade Beet Powder For Energy Health -- by @goldendawne with a current reward of 22 SBD

a The other day on one of my BIG adventures to the city, I had finished ALL my errands but decided to stop at the local organic farmers roadside fruit stand to grab up some more melons, some beets and another bushel of tomatoes for canning. The main purpose for stopping here was for the beets and tomatoes and by the time I made it back north towards the Golden D Homestead... the fog started rolling in. It made travel on the interstate a little rough at times... but I made it. a DTubeb...

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