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I like that idea. Let's do both.

Simple solution. And good to.

There is nothing wrong with the current page as a statistical summary of the 'highest unpaid posts by reward'.

It doesn't mean there can't be other views, however, such as the one you mentioned.

Yeah - I don't really care about the trending page. I don't look at it much. But I also don't think it needs to be the landing page for Steemit, either. And if there's a better way to display some of the top content for casual visitors or potential users of the site, I'd be willing to give it a try.