I think the trending page does serves a purpose for the new user. At least the idea is not bad at all (The bests posts are there, so the new user goes "wow! really?")
The problem is, the best posts are not there.
I think what we need is to create a new way for those posts to be on trending. NOT BASED ON THEIR REWARDS. Maybe based on a combination of views/reputation, comments or whatever.
Let's be clear about this: The purpose of the trending right page now is for steemians with a great SP, who can buy high SP or directly sponsored by whales, could be there so they make more power, money, and influence. So it is a circle. Quality is the last thing we usually see there.
That doesn't mean the trending page is a bad idea. It is a good idea with an awful use.
Just my two cents.
Yes I agree. My suggestion was based on how things actually are currently which as you said is not representative of the best posts. I don’t believe that is going to change any time soon, if ever, so in the mean time I think it would be better to just get rid of that page.
That actually I could agree with. I just think it is a shame, really. There are multiple ways to fix it or at least make it better, and we are reduced to getting rid of it because there is no will at the top to do anything abut it...
I don’t think it’s that there is no will at the top, i think they are focused on other priorities (namely improving the Steem blockchain) which I generally agree with. I believe Steemit.com is really just supposed to be an example, or proof of concept for what can be built on the steem blockchain.
I don’t speak for Steemit, inc obviously, but I think they want other people to make sites built on the steem blockchain that are better than Steemit.com and eventually for Steemit.com to fade away and not be the public face of the Steem platform as it is right now.
I agree with that concept but the more things keep moving forward with Steemit.com being front and center the harder it will be to get away from that, and at some point we might just have to accept that Steemit.com will be the face of steem and then focus on making it as good as it can be.