This is the post that moves me to the #1 Real Estate Agent in the State of Washington here in Active Rain. The spot became available when Rich Jacobson took a job at ActiveRain and vacated the spot. Before that time it was not possible for anyone to achieve that position, given the numerous points given to the #1 and #2 spot people for being moderators of ActiveRain. Points not available to the average ActiveRain participant. While that system no longer exists, when someone has many thousands of Bonus Points for bonuses not available to the general membership, it is not an even playing field.
I expect and hope that the dashboard arrangement will at some point be drastically modified so that all members have a better chance to shine down from the top and for good reason, good reasons from the consumer standpoint and not just the "good old boy" system of backslapping and he's my buddy so he's BEST.
So for this post, the post that puts me in the #1 spot, I ask that the AR Gods come up with a better system for highlighting the agents who give of their time here. One that suggests that consumer-centric writing is important, as we all know that agent-centric writing at ActiveRain is the point gainer around here.
For the few and lucky ones like me, I can now truly blog here. Now that I've pulled the brass ring, I can blog normally, as I do at RainCityGuide. I have given some consideration to using the Tomato method of simply writing a few blurbs to get to 50 words and then linking to my posts at Rain City Guide. Not sure. Time will tell.
Now that I'm in the #1 spot guys, change that system, as being here for a long time and catering to the agents in order to get to the top sends the wrong message to those who blog. Blogging is not for each other. It is not agent-centric, even though being agent-centric is the more expedient method to achieve status in ActiveRain.
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