## Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes
    
In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least **8 SBD and 429 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-2019-12-27), 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** [Quora Onboarding Initiative. Q Is it possible to earn 100 of the upvote value as curation reward in Steem?](https://steemit.com/@milaan/quora-onboarding-initiative-q-is-it-possible-to-earn-100-of-the-upvote-value-as-curation-reward-in-steem)  --  **by @milaan with a current reward of 15 SBD**
    
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> Yes, it is possible to get 100 of the upvote value as curation reward or even more. It is still possible to get 100 of the upvote value as curation rewardor even more if you vote inside the reverse auction window. The reverse auction window in Steem is 5 mins inside which if a voter upvotes, then he loses a proportion of his curation rewardwhich linearly varies from 0 to 5 mins. I will analyze it in detail for you with examples. For that lets have a look at the curation reward fo...

**#2** [How to Apply Highlighter to the Corner of Your Eye  Three Simple Ways to Achieve a Gorgeous Glow](https://steemit.com/@mvd/0skwmfc9)  --  **by @mvd with a current reward of 14 SBD**
    
>a Applying highlighter to the corner of your eye isnt that difficult. In todays video, I will show you many ways for how you can apply it. It is also important to know if you should apply highlighter or not. How do you know if you should highlight the inner corner of your eye? Well, it all depends on whether you have closeset, normalset, or wideset eyes. Measure the size of one eye with your finger, and place the same finger along the bridge between your eyes. Wideset eyes If you ...

**#3** [The Natural Medicine of Sunlight At Dawn](https://steemit.com/@artemislives/the-natural-medicine-of-sunlight-at-dawn)  --  **by @artemislives with a current reward of 13 SBD**
    
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>The early bird gets more than the worm, it would seem. Whilst on holiday in Vietnam, I have been rising early as always but without the constraint of the solomom superwoman morning routine, I have had the luxury of being on the beach at sunrise and savouring a glorious, long walk on an almost deserted beach. I have enjoyed the sense of leisure and expansiveness, which has left my mind open to thoughts and ideas Ive not normally had time and space for. And this morning, as I squinte...

**#4** [Volunteering How Helping Others !  31](https://steemit.com/@matatu/volunteering-how-helping-others-31)  --  **by @matatu with a current reward of 11 SBD**
    
> Advantages of Volunteering Additionally, on the grounds that volunteering includes iniduals, it empowers mingling, systems administration and companion making. Iniduals who help other people are probably going to meet a variety of iniduals they may have not generally have met notwithstanding giving their opportunity to an association, inidual or cause. This assists with profession organizing, as well, or meeting others who know other people who have employment opportunities, open doors fo...

**#5** [NonChristmas Food](https://steemit.com/@adetorrent/non-christmas-food)  --  **by @adetorrent with a current reward of 9 SBD**
    
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>Everything hurts! haha. I think Ive eaten so much that my entire body, including my joints, is inflamed. I spent Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day eating. I had the typical Christmas dinner when the time was right. You know, the pigs in blanket, stuffed and roasted turkey, veggies and so on. I even had the biscuits thats cookies to you across the pond. What I did also eat, however, were lots of snacks read full meals inbetween meals haha. Leftover pasta and veg whipped into...

**#6** [One step at a time Andrew Yang and his political climb to the top.](https://steemit.com/@wiseagent/one-step-at-a-time-andrew-yang-and-his-political-climb-to-the-top)  --  **by @wiseagent with a current reward of 9 SBD**
    
> Vox Last December 19, there was another major debate among the remaining Democratic candidates who are still in the race for a place in the official ranking of candidates who will, in fact, have a chance to run for president of the United States. And the evening was very fruitful because the debate addressed several key points in response to the needs of the population. The event cohosted by PBS NewsHour and Politician, and moderated by Judy Woodruff, Amna Nawaz, Yamiche Alcindor, and...

**#7** [Cross Talk Multipolarity](https://steemit.com/@rt-international/ggoqj79dre0)  --  **by @rt-international with a current reward of 8 SBD**
    
>a The Washington Consensus led by the United States says the liberal world order must be defended at almost all costs. Said differently, the foreign policy blob demands the postCold War unipolar moment to be preserved. But alas, it would seem a multipolar world has already arrived. CrossTalking with James Jatras and Brian Becker. Podcast Subscribe to RT! RT LIVE Check out httprt.com Like us on Facebook Follow us on VK httpsvk.comrtinternational Follow us on Twitter Follo...

**#8** [Ulog 181 Just Another Manic Mond... Ooops! Thursday!](https://steemit.com/@goldendawne/ulog-181-just-another-manic-mond-ooops-thursday)  --  **by @goldendawne with a current reward of 8 SBD**
    
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>If you were like me over the last two days, you literally did no chores around the house or homestead; well, the bare minimum to get by with. While we were home for part of the last few days, we were like most of you focused on the holiday. Whether wrapping gifts, gathering up cookies to share with others, preparing food and just taking it easy before the festivities began. But before I begin this post in depth... let me share with you my favorite Christmas gift. We dont really eat cooki...

**#9** [My 2020 Goals  Haters  A Picture Show](https://steemit.com/@enginewitty/my-2020-goals-haters-and-a-picture-show)  --  **by @enginewitty with a current reward of 7 SBD**
    
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> I know youll hate my Christmas pictures riddled throughout this post. One of the things that is keeping Steem afloat is the community aspect of the whole thing. Small ones make up bigger ones that ultimately make up the entire Steem blockchain. One of them I really like but dont participate in much, is the freewritehouse and the freewriters. This prompt, I cannot ignore. So, here we go. 5 minutes Haters will be haters like secret pornographic masturbaters chain blocking debaters stained ...

**#10** [Dragon Fruit has Incredible Health Benefits](https://steemit.com/@hafizullah/dragon-fruit-has-incredible-health-benefits)  --  **by @hafizullah with a current reward of 7 SBD**
    
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> Dragon fruit has not yet been established in our country as a very wellknown fruit. But with the efforts of many, it is now slowly becoming popular in Bangladesh. Because it is a nutrientrich fruit, in addition to its various health benefits, it plays an effective role in the prevention of cancer and diabetes. The great thing is that it is very tasty to eat. However, in our country it is still known as expensive fruit. Although many people do not like the taste of the fruit, but I like...



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-2019-12-27) 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-2019-51).


## 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/). 

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