Excuse me if it's a noob question, but you said "Upvotes increase the visibility of posts."
This snapshot of trending proves it's not strictly payout that orders the list. Neither is it upvotes. Perhaps a combination of the two? Could someone tell me what the actual formula is that determines what stays on the top of 'Trending'?
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Trending posts are the ones that have consistently the most user engagement (upvotes and comments). Naturally, more upvotes will increase the payout (as well as the likelihood of a large payout), so it tends to go hand in hand with a large payout. If you noticed, the number of replies for each topic is extremely high. It's a combination of factors. I did a quick search and didn't find any satisfactory articles that covered the specific algorithm that determines it, but you could try the help desk on Steemit.chat and see if you can get some answers there. I honestly don't know, otherwise I'd just tell you lol
Hey, thanks for trying. If I find it I'll post back here to let you know.