Here is how the Steemit Trending Page would look like without Bid Bots and Self Votes! (19.03.2019) by trufflepig

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Here is how the Steemit Trending Page would look like without Bid Bots and Self Votes! (19.03.2019)
## Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes
    
In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least **5143 SBD and 15131 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](https://steemit.com/steemit/@trufflepig/daily-truffle-picks-2019-03-19), 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** [Utopian IdeaHub  Today 8 PM UTC  Share your thoughts, pitch your ideas  Surpassinggoogle !](https://steemit.com/@jedigeiss/utopian-ideahub-today-8-pm-utc-share-your-thoughts-pitch-your-ideas-surpassinggoogle)  --  **by @jedigeiss with a current reward of 66 SBD**
    
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> You got a great idea but lack the knowledge or the time to do everything yourself? You are a creative person but lack a brilliant idea? You are generally interested in new possibilities and fresh ideas? This is the show for all of you then! When does the show start? Today, Monday 18th of March 8 PM UTC Where does the show happen? Listen on the MSP Waves Audio Feed or Utopian.io Audio Feed Join the MSP Waves Audience Chat or Utopian.io Audience Chat What is the show about? New proj...

**#2** [At the Entrance to Wun Ju Sa temple in Wha Sun Area](https://steemit.com/@slowwalker/at-the-entrance-to-wun-ju-sa-temple-in-wha-sun-area)  --  **by @slowwalker with a current reward of 53 SBD**
    
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>It was late afternoon when I got to arrived at Wun Ju Sa temple in Wha Sun Area. Wun Ju Sa temple was well known as a mysterious Buddhist temple. It was yet to be known when this temple was built. What waited for me was the one pillar gate when I arrived at. As passing through the gate, I could see various kinds of pagodas and Buddha statues. The most impressive things at first were Buddha statues scattered along the road to the temple. The statues were very experimental, it was hard to ...

**#3** [Steemhunt First IEO supporting Steem  Prepare yourself](https://steemit.com/@jayplayco/steemhunt-first-ieo-supporting-steem-prepare-yourself)  --  **by @jayplayco with a current reward of 40 SBD**
    
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> Hi, jayplayco here. The first IEO from Steemhunt at IDCM was very successful and reached 100 of the target within the first 3 minutes. As IDCM was allowing to overachieve the target, the final result was almost 150 and more than 5 Million HUNT tokens sold. As many Steemians have waited for an IEO where you can buy yourself in with Steem, this event is coming near and I would like to prepare all interested Steemians for this. IEO means Initial Exchange Offering. When an ICO is planned and...

**#4** [Steem Monsters Asset Leasing Program SMALP](https://steemit.com/@aggroed/steem-monsters-asset-leasing-program-smalp)  --  **by @aggroed with a current reward of 35 SBD**
    
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> Ok, giving something a shot here. I have a ton of Steem Monsters cards. More than I can use personally, and Ive kept them for 2 reasons. The first reason is that I believe that even a small change in the daily number of players can have a drastic effect on the price of cards. We only have around 2k players that play every day. Theres so much room for growth its absurd and when it happens i think the cards will have a beautiful moonshot. The second reason I have this many cards is for...

**#5** [Sculpture Garden at Pueblo Montao Trailhead](https://steemit.com/@pinkspectre/sculpture-garden-at-pueblo-montano-trailhead)  --  **by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 31 SBD**
    
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>As spring unfolds across the Southwest, we begin to spend our longer, warmer days seeking the sunshine we missed all winter long. Today, our outdoor adventure found us along our beloved bosque. Although spring hasnt quite caught up to the trees, which are still mostly leafless, the area we found ourselves in was not without color and intrigue. Albuquerque is blessed with a 16 mile multiuse trail that runs along the Rio Grande. Perfect for biking, horseriding, walking, picnicking, and jus...

**#6** [Let Us Help The Utopian Indiegogo 35000 Campaign Go Viral](https://steemit.com/@jaraumoses/xtfabeo-let-us-help-the-utopian-indiegogo-usd35000-campaign-go-viral)  --  **by @jaraumoses with a current reward of 30 SBD**
    
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>I have been on the Steem blockchain close to two years nowI joined in June 2017. I have witnessed a lot of great projects happening in this Steem blockchain and one of them is Utopian Utopian has operated on the steem blockchain for more than 1 year, which has; among others; helped to showcase opensource contributions, while at the same time rewarding contributors. The Utopian project is integrated with the Steem blockchain and it uses Steems builtin voting algorithm to reward open source...

**#7** [Make Restaurant Style Nachos At Home](https://steemit.com/@pinkspectre/make-restaurant-style-nachos-at-home)  --  **by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 30 SBD**
    
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>Every once in a while, I get a hankering for some tortilla chips smothered in cheesy goodness and topped with fresh veggies. There used to be a time when microwaving some cheese on some chips would scratch my nacho itch, but we dont even own a microwave these days, and in all honesty, when the craving hits, Im looking for more of the restaurant style nachos. If you ever get that craving, you dont have to go out and spend 15 bucks on a plate of nachos. You can make them at home and get a he...

**#8** [You Now Have Less Than 16 Days to Support Utopian.io on Indiegogo](https://steemit.com/@bait002/jrnnnrk-it-now-less-than-16-days-to-support-utopina-io-on-indiegogo)  --  **by @bait002 with a current reward of 29 SBD**
    
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> alt If you are not passionate about opensource contributions or have concern for the development of the opensource community as a whole, this article is probably not meant for you. However, if you are a beneficiary of opensource contributions and that of Utopian.io in particular then you should take a break and read this article until the very last paragraph. Utopian.io is an initiative started by an Italian by the name of Diego Pucci back in 2017. His passion for the opensource ...

**#9** [Utopian Colony  Supporting Open Source and Contributors](https://steemit.com/@horpey/vesjqqi-utopian-colony-supporting-open-source-and-contributors)  --  **by @horpey with a current reward of 29 SBD**
    
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> Opensource is a type of a computer software, mobile or web application which the source code is available for study, modification or redistribution. Opensource software may be developed by different developers from different regions i.e in a collaborative public manner. From research; It started in the 80s by Richard Stallman. The idea came to him when he had an issue with his printer and he had to take it to the company for a fix due to the license behind the software. Now, he th...

**#10** [Lazada in Thailand  just as good as Amazon?](https://steemit.com/@gooddream/lazada-in-thailand-just-as-good-as-amazon)  --  **by @gooddream with a current reward of 29 SBD**
    
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>Because I am a late adopter of technology and because of the fact that this entire country is a late adopter of technology would you believe that I actually had no idea that you can order just whatever on Amazon until about 5 years ago? I was still living in the bubble of them selling books and DVDs. I feel like a real idiot sometimes. Anyway, this isnt about them. It is about Lazada, which is an absolute must if you are an expat living in Thailand. source I say it is just as good ...



So? What is your opinion about these non-bot trending posts? Before I forget, do not miss out on checking my other top list of [DAILY TRUFFLE PICKS](https://steemit.com/steemit/@trufflepig/daily-truffle-picks-2019-03-19) to help minnows and promote good content! Moreover, if you want to find out more about me, [here I give a detailed explanation about my inner workings](https://steemit.com/steemit/@trufflepig/weekly-truffle-updates-2019-11).


## Your Customized Top List

If you liked this top list, maybe you are also interested in the trending pages for different tags without bid bots and other cool custom adjustments to your feed. In this case I can recommend you the awesome frontend developed by @jga: [HERE IS YOUR PERSONALIZED STEEMIT FEED](https://joticajulian.github.io/custom-feed/). 

## You can Help and Contribute

By upvoting and resteeming this top list, you help covering the server costs and finance further development and improvements. 

**NEW**: You may further show your support for me and all my daily truffle picks by [**following my curation trail**](https://steemauto.com/dash.php?trail=trufflepig&i=1) on SteemAuto!

## Delegate and Invest in the Bot

If you feel generous, you can delegate Steem Power to me and boost my daily upvotes on the truffle posts in my other top list. In return, I will provide you with a *small* compensation for your trust in me and your locked Steem Power. **Half of my daily SBD and STEEM income will be paid out to all my delegators** proportional to their Steem Power share. Payouts will start 3 days after your delegation.

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@vintage-m ·
Hey @trufflepig! Glad to meet you here! Have you tried Partiko? It’s a really cool Steem app! You download it, login using your Steem account, and boom, you can use Steem on your phone!

What’s even cooler is that they reward you Partiko Points for using it, and you can **cash it out for STEEM**!

Join using this link: https://partiko.app/referral/vintage-m , and you will get 1000 Points as a bonus! Let’s see who can reach 30000 Points first!
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