## Trending Posts Without Bid Bots and Self Votes
In the last 24 hours alone people spent at least **801 SBD and 25334 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-2019-01-07), 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** [Pleasure of Finding the Hidden Beauties in SShang Gyeo Sa Temple.](https://steemit.com/@slowwalker/pleasure-of-finding-the-hidden-beauties-in-sshang-gyeo-sa-temple) -- **by @slowwalker with a current reward of 47 SBD**
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>It was a great pleasure to find the hidden beauties where I came by. Finding the hidden beauties always brings me the unexpected pleasure. In SShang Gyeo Sa, What made me amazing was the walls around the temple. It seemed that there might be the walls in other temples where I had stopped by up until now, but I didnt notice the existence of the walls in other temples. Suddenly the scenes of the walls came into my eyes, so I could realize the beauty of the walls in this temple. The feeling...
**#2** [The Best of this Weeks Billboard 16](https://steemit.com/@creativecrypto/thebestofthisweeksbillboard16-8lgg1eg92n) -- **by @creativecrypto with a current reward of 45 SBD**
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> alt classwpimage924 The Best of this Weeks Billboard is a weekly recap of billboard posts and announcements that gives a curated snapshot on the state of crypto creativity today. To read more Billboard articles, visit the dedicated page;a styletextaligncenterThe Creative Crypto is Now a Brave Creators Channel! Support Us with Brave Browser Downloads httpsi1.wp.comthecreativecrypto.comwpcontentuploads201810CCBraveBrowser.png?resize7002C420amp;ssl1 alt The Creative Crypto is now register...
**#3** [Rashida Tlaib swears! Fire her!](https://steemit.com/@gooddream/rashida-tlaib-swears-fire-her) -- **by @gooddream with a current reward of 25 SBD**
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>In case it isnt evident, I am joking. I dont think she should be fired and I wish the news stations would stop with the manufactured outrage. It is not shocking that a polititcain would say mean things. It is, however, ridiculous that the news stations sit back and judge her because she swore. In case you dont know what I am talking about, a woman named Rashida Tlaib, who made history by being the first Palestinian woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, in a speech just...
**#4** [business idea that i had that failed](https://steemit.com/@gooddream/business-idea-that-i-had-that-failed) -- **by @gooddream with a current reward of 25 SBD**
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>If you have ever seen anything that I do on here you likely already know that a lot of what I do is complain about how Thai businesses attempt to cater to foreigners.... extremely poorly. you only have to see my post about an English Breakfast that wasnt remotely close to done right to start to understand where I am coming from. I have succeeded in many things in life.... many times to the point where people admire the hell outta me and always ask my advice. Well here is a situation w...
**#5** [Sunset on the Sandias](https://steemit.com/@pinkspectre/sunset-on-the-sandias) -- **by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 25 SBD**
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>Ive said it before, and Ill say it again. My favorite thing about living in Albuquerque, New Mexico is the sky. Every evening in the hours before and during sunset, a dramatic display unfolds, and we try to take every possible opportunity to witness it. Another great part about living in Albuquerque is the proximity of the mountains. We were eager to take a long walk with the pups this evening, as weve been trapped inside due to the frosty weather for much longer than wed like. And in just...
**#6** [Apple Pocket Pies](https://steemit.com/@pinkspectre/apple-pocket-pies) -- **by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 24 SBD**
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>These tasty treats were a brain child of mine, born of my incessant sweet tooth and the luck of having apples, raisins, and walnuts on hand. Wrapped in a delicate pocket of crispy phyllo dough, the combination is amazingly delicious. These dont keep well, so youll want to serve and enjoy right away. But if you find yourself with leftovers, store them in the refrigerator and reheat them when youre ready to enjoy again. Ingredients 3 large apples cup chopped walnuts 3 tablespoons rai...
**#7** [All Natural Air Freshener](https://steemit.com/@pinkspectre/all-natural-air-freshener) -- **by @pinkspectre with a current reward of 24 SBD**
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> altEssential Oils, Alternative, Aroma, Aromatic, Body So with three dogs and a little boy, it doesnt matter how well we clean, sometimes the air in the room can smell not so pleasant. We are both really sensitive to synthetic smells, so typical air fresheners and scented candles are out of the question. A few winters ago, when my humidifier broke and I found myself coming down with a little bit of a cold, I made an impromptu substitution by putting a pot of water on the stove and allow...
**#8** [Darkest Dungeon game starts out interesting but then becomes boring](https://steemit.com/@gooddream/darkest-dungeon-game-starts-out-interesting-but-then-becomes-boring) -- **by @gooddream with a current reward of 24 SBD**
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>While I applaud the unique game design here and always like to see people trying new things the main aspect of this game kind of becomes annoying rather than interesting. Ill get to that later. sourcehttpshb.ix.net2a06ed0d431fc40f522dd46d040d59b696deac2f.jpg?autocompress,formatfitcroph353w616s285aa60e2d38bb3a8914326e8120ccb6 This is a turnbased RPG where you manage a team of adventurers into a dungeon that is dark... some say it is really dark. The artwork is interesting and the game ...
**#9** [another dumb Fking mistake on my part](https://steemit.com/@gooddream/another-dumb-f-king-mistake-on-my-part) -- **by @gooddream with a current reward of 24 SBD**
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>You could all likely be victims of this. I didnt mean to be and I am not a jerk. I try to be as nice to people as I can be, pretty much all the time. However, since i work in tech when things go wrong i tend to blame others, which well, as i recently found out, is not the correct way to go. source Life is a maze, is it not? However, sometimes things change and we try to immediately blame other people rather than take a look at ourselves and well, that is precisely what this is ab...
**#10** [Comedians of the world netflix series this might be my new favorite thing](https://steemit.com/@gooddream/comedians-of-the-world-netflix-series-this-might-be-my-new-favorite-thing) -- **by @gooddream with a current reward of 23 SBD**
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>I love standup comedy but the only problem is that not everyone is funny this is perfectly exhibited in the awful standup of Amy Schumer who i have now determined is the least funny comedian of our time. How she is famous just completely eludes me. source The best thing about Comedians of the World is that each persons part of the show is only 25 minutes and I think that is just the right amount of time so that these performers can show us their best stuff. The first season collect...
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