or allow users to specify they don't want their post on trending.
That's something I've been suggesting since the first week on Hive. It would make for more sense to keep our behind the scenes internal memos, public service announcements, platform politics, etc. out of the spotlight but still easily accessible. A place where we can air our grievances but not look like fools to people who might not completely understand why, whatever it is, even happens. Often these situations can be dramatic and even pointless, but they still need to happen or we can't solve problems.
The trending page is better suited for the best of the best at any given moment. Something that makes us all look good. A shining example and the end result of all the zaniness that takes place behind the scenes. That would be a far more professional approach.
I would have loved to have that option in place while attempting to address a few issues I've brought up recently. Not everything needs to be a spectacle.
Even if one could select from something like 'general' and that could potentially place it on trending if it does well, and the other option could be something like 'internal', and that could have it's own tab, work just like trending does now, make it just as accessible as trending is now. Create a culture early that knows the difference and know where to look for things like recent developments, internal news, platform politics, things like that. So it's not hidden, just sorted, and people still get to make their money if deserving. Two sorted sections like this also offers the creator of the content an increased chance of visibility since two forms of content that don't mix well wouldn't be competing with each other.