Do you think current set-up of the trending and hot lists is correct? Should trending relate to the value of upvotes or the number of upvotes? For example, one post may have 4 upvotes worth 400 SBD and another post with 50 upvotes worth 5 SBD. The post with the 4 initial big upvotes will ultimately end up with more upvotes but only because of the exposure gained on the trending page. A person can upvote with bots and get on the trending list (I did this several weeks back). Is this really trending? Curation trails can also artificially boost the number of upvotes, even a higher number of upvotes may not be an indication of what is actually trending. How about we don't have a trending list at all? We could have a system of categories customized to our preferences. I think there are several ways to go but I think the current system definitely needs improving.
I also think it is strange that there is an option to upvote a post without needing to even open it. I always check to see if the content is worth upvoting rather than rely on just the title.
There's no way to prevent upvote on post people haven't read.
As for the trending page, I think there can be many type of algorithms and many trending page. Communities will also help in that regard.
Obviously the number of votes can easily be gamed so I don't think number of votes are going to be prevalent in many trending algorithm though they might still have their place sometimes.
What ive always wanted was a trending page for different activities , not just a big pile of mashups.
Vids, sounds, zaps, especially zaps should have their own tab they go to.
This would really help in sorting things out, zappl especially would finally be able tl take of.
More than trending page, let there be a separate switch for each major sevices, just like tags, but, i dont know. . . . . . More interactive .