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.  Ok, so I didn't realise you had to be *whitelisted* to use OCDB.  That is not the same as *not blacklisted*.  Got it.  I sent 5 steem to them, which was promptly returned with the appropriate message.

.  It seems in order to get whitelisted, one needs to be recommended/nominated by someone who is already whitelisted.  It also teems that it is a community of *quality* bloggers that don't usually use dApps that charge a percentage, such as DTube, eSteem or Steempress.

.  This is fair enough I think.  They are trying to keep it profitable, especially for those working very hard on the platform that wouldn't normally see the rewards of their hard labour.

.  I'm reluctant to try the other bidbots to be honest.  It seems the community frowns on the others, and they don't seem profitable anyhow.
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