## Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes
    
In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least **24 SBD and 723 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-2019-11-17), 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** [Your Guide to a World on Fire](https://steemit.com/@corbettreport/your-guide-to-a-world-on-fire)  --  **by @corbettreport with a current reward of 30 SBD**
    
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>a class wpimage33906 sizefull alt width500 height200 by James Corbett a targetblank relnoopener noreferrercorbettreport.com November 16, 2019 I dont know if youve noticed, but the world is on fire right now. From protests and riots to bloodshed and coups dtat, it seems that every corner of the globe is being rocked by an explosion of unrest . . . and no, Im not talking about the a targetblank relnoopener noreferrerGreat Popeyes Chicken Freakouts of 2019. So, in case youre looking to ...

**#2** [Gentle Thoughts](https://steemit.com/@dobartim/gentle-thoughts)  --  **by @dobartim with a current reward of 12 SBD**
    
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> The heart opens the door to unusual challenges as we create feelings of triumphant euphoria, each step beginning with enthusiasm and the idea of new achievements. At the door of success, your name is the ultimate game of thoughts dancing in the rain of energy, you are a volcano of passion and ambition that creates the future. Your touch becomes a dream in memories of a reality that haunts me to the limits of possibility, your kiss conveys waves of gentle emotions that reveal the secrets...

**#3** [Google Faces Antitrust Probes By 48 States And DOJ  Use Presearch](https://steemit.com/@activistpost/google-faces-antitrust-probes-by-50-states-and-doj-use-presearch)  --  **by @activistpost with a current reward of 9 SBD**
    
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>a relattachment wpatt188078 class wpimage188078 alt width777 height489 By a Kesel Google is facing an antitrust violation investigation into its practices of its search and Android software in 48 states, Puerto Rico and Washington DC by their respective attorneys general, CNBC a The states investigating Google are preparing to expand their antitrust probe beyond the companys advertising business to its search and Android businesses. The attorneys general will write up subpoenas know...

**#4** [Crypto Vlog 35  Basic Difference between DTube  Youtube](https://steemit.com/@engrsayful/6h705uwyj3a)  --  **by @engrsayful with a current reward of 8 SBD**
    
>a Hi Friends, Todays Content Crypto Vlog 35 Topic Name DTube vs Youtube Basic Difference DTube is very emerging video sharing platform which is growing very rapidly. Youtube is the highly viewed and shared video sharing platform which is very popular. There are some basic differences between this two platforms. DTube is new in this field of video sharing but have huge possibility to grow quickly. Why DTube can grow quickly and what is the competitive advantage of DTube over Youtube. One...

**#5** [Yellow Vests movement hasnt gone anywhere and it does not intend to](https://steemit.com/@rt-international/prqcmly98b1)  --  **by @rt-international with a current reward of 8 SBD**
    
>a This weekend marks the oneyear anniversary of the Yellow Vest movement, with rallies taking place across the country. 113 demonstrators have been detained in the French capital alone so far. Police have now evacuated the square in Paris where the main rally was unraveling earlier. One journalist also suffered facial injuries during the protests. Subscribe to RT! RT LIVE Check out httprt.com Like us on Facebook Follow us on VK httpsvk.comrtinternational Follow us on Twitter ...

**#6** [Art practice never makes perfect ](https://steemit.com/@saltyseagull/art-practice-never-makes-perfect-dccwbjem)  --  **by @saltyseagull with a current reward of 8 SBD**
    
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> The good old saying practice makes perfect is something I dont think ever applies to an artist. We are constantly changing, evolving, improving, and trying different techniques and equipment. I think my love for an art supplies store is extremely dangerous. I could spend extreme amounts of money I dont have. But it is nice to be slowly increasing my stash at home with key elements found along the way. Everyone comes across these. Those pieces that we just cant work without. Or how ...

**#7** [Splinderlands Strategy The Double Strike](https://steemit.com/@chekohler/splinderlands-strategy-the-double-strike)  --  **by @chekohler with a current reward of 7 SBD**
    
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>Hey Splinterlands fans Ive been playing the game for some time now and slowly picking up cards during each season to improve my deck. One way to enhance your deck is by combining cards to increase their level and unlock new abilities that will help you in battle. !Splinterlands logo Each monster has its unique abilities, some have multiple skills, and they are all unlocked at various levels. One of my favourite abilities is the double strike which allows a monster to attack twice in one r...

**#8** [LET US DELVE INTO A WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHY.](https://steemit.com/@r2cornell/let-us-delve-into-a-world-of-photography)  --  **by @r2cornell with a current reward of 7 SBD**
    
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> Author r2cornell LET US DELVE INTO A WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHY. I was looking through a file of rose photographs and came across this beauty. Macrophotography seems to bring out some essence of flowers that otherwise may go unnoticed. Hope you enjoy this one.  Over this past year I have discussed, from time to time, about the low prices of Steem, and even now some of the Tribal Tokens have dropped in value. I have seen others speaking about this in their publication as well. ...

**#9** [Acid Plays SkyForge MMORPG feat. hiddenblade 2](https://steemit.com/@acidyo/esvgdwww)  --  **by @acidyo with a current reward of 5 SBD**
    
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> Watch on 3Speak Alright so we continue here with the storyline and get to learn a lot of new abilities. The quests have seem sort of easy so far but that is understandable as the game is just starting out, although the bossfights take a bit long to finish. Nothing to judge yet though as I am playing a tank I suppose as I have a 1 handed sword and shield which could explain why they feel easy as Im not taking a lot of damage and the fights are slow. hiddenblade on the other hand cho...

**#10** [The Voxel Bank of Neoxian daily contracts 20191116](https://steemit.com/@neoxian/the-voxel-bank-of-neoxian-daily-contracts-2019-11-16)  --  **by @neoxian with a current reward of 5 SBD**
    
>The Bank of Neoxian shall loan the sum of 200 usd to thegreens. He shall repay 230 usd back in four months, with a 57.5 usd payment per month. First payment would be Dec 17th, 2019. The money amounts are in terms of USD, but are transacted in Steem, SBD, or other crypto. The website coinmarketcap.com shall be used to determine the prices for purposes of payment. thegreens also agrees to pay any transaction fees. thegreens shall offer up the accounts thegreens and ecodesigns and 400 stee...



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-2019-11-17) 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-2019-46).


## Your Customized Top List

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