Great news. A possible workaround regarding the posts number with tags excluded: just use a higher number.
I think it's also a question of tag choice. If we always use #steemit tag for "internal" posts, it would be enough to filter them out. But of course things could get more complicated with time.
Yes, for now we can just use a higher number. I'll try to work something out for the next version.
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