Thanks for replying! Reputation has a meaning for a newbie with 25 or 30 reputation. When he sees one with 60 or even 50. I won't even go at the above 70.

I honestly would want a reputation system, but an algorithm that can't so easily be used outside its original intention.

I get you about the trending category monopoly. That shouldn't happen either. But trends build hand in hand with influence, because it is based on the amount of rewards received on a short amount of time. And if whales upvote certain accounts by default (and not necessarily their content), or they upvote each other, it is difficult for others to have a trending post. This is where voting bots could be useful, as you mentioned in your post.