Active Rain's Point System : It's Important

                                                                

A REALTOR®  posted a blog suggesting that Active Rain points were useless, misleading and ego driven. I disagreed and responded to him. I wanted to share my response with you, my friends and colleagues.

Thanks to all for taking a moment to consider my thoughts, and share yours. -David-

The point scoring system is very crucial, has great significance and clearly identifies the mutual and reciprocal action of our members and their interaction.

The point system also clearly demonstrates the act of sharing in the activities of a group, more specifically any Active Rain group.

As a condition of sharing a common interest with others including our fellow realtors, mortgage brokers, stagers, appraisers, home inspectors, attorneys, educators, and our other colleagues, we are rewarded with points demonstrating our cooperation, camaraderie, and any quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability with our interests.

Through our associations, we add to this the quality and condition of being honored, esteemed, respected or well regarded by our peers and prefects. 

I have an obligation to my profession of which I am very proud to belong.

The point system clearly represents something that serves to indicate or suggest the level of interaction each honorable Active Rain associate and member has with other members of our profession.

This system is also derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes in an agents level of professionalism, serves as a healthy indicator and a function of time spent in the industry, and may reward our members ultimately as an informal recommendation to a potential future employer, a buyer, a seller, or any other client or customer.

It may further serve as a healthy indicator of an agents qualifications, their level of spirited cooperation, the level of respect earned from their associates and colleagues, and their dependability.

Thanks for your consideration and participation in Active Rain.