Cloning ourselves on ActiveRain - what's the word?

Georgina, of course I can only speak for myself.  I do not agree with the practice simply because common sense dictates that it would be difficult to post original content on each profile.  That would dilute the quality of the content on Active Rain.  That being said, however, if a person has 2 (or 3 or 4) profiles and wants to knock themselves out writing quality, original posts for each, I say, more power to them.  I have one profile and find it hard to keep up with. =)

I agree that there will be some duplicating content....and therefore trying to game the system... Otherwise, like Maggie said...if it's quality content on each...knock themselves out.  Why aren't they just posting to Maui county and not cities anyway?  I gotta go look at this.

I've asked "ActiveRain" about this issue and they say that it is frowned upon

I am not aware that anyone else is doing it, but I like the comment by Sally above here,  to just work on an county and not cities. I live in an area of five cities that run into each other ...I push Lake County but I am Listed as Leesburg, Fl..MMMMMMMM no, I don't have time for more than one of me if I have to do the work of both!!!

I think it is a good exercise for us to have to identify our city when we sign up for ActiveRain, and we have some flexibility.  For example, we could use our office location or our home location.  Localism posts can be made on a county level.  If I noticed that someone was commenting on their own posts, to game the system, or duplicating posts under two identities, I would lose all respect for them.

I have been told from someone who had contacted AR about multiple accounts, they said there is no policy against it.  You just have to have a different login.

Here is a scenario, a brokerage has multiple areas they do business.  I will use myself, my brokerage specialises in 3 different areas of real estate.  We do residential, mortgages, and commercial.  As far as I know we are allowed to have a login for each real estate area.  I primarily use this account. 

Having an account for each area does provide different visibility on the web.  If it is not allowed, I would like to know.  I do not want to break any rules, but I have an email saying it is okay from another member.

I don't see having more then one profile a bonus. I can't type enough to keep up with one. I work the whole island, tomorrow is Lahaina. Yet Wailuku and Kahului is my area of expertise. I suppose it is up to the individual in charge. Between all my other duties, active rain is low on the must do list. I rather be with animals or guitars.

Jeff