There are two old solutions to writers’ block known throughout the world of journalism to which I once belonged: writing a “three-dot bandit” column, a series of unrelated thoughts separated by ellipses, and revisiting a previously covered topic in the interest of updating your readers.

I’m shooting for the latter by revisiting Redfin’s so-called Consumer Bill of Rights.

Much was made of the company’s publicity stunt when it first took place; next-to-nothing has been written on the topic lately, primarily because the groundswell of support that Redfin (presumably) expected with its “with us or against us stunt” never materialized.

A whopping 11 agents and brokerages have signed on to the so-called Bill of Rights, which was less a manifesto designed to protect the real estate consumer than a carefully crafted validation of Redfin’s rebate-based service model.

In light of Sunday's 60 Minutes piece - shedding light on the real estate industry, if you believe the Inman news hype, or simply glorifying rebate-model proponents such as Redfin - in which Redfin's Glenn Kelman will be featured, the question becomes how much time is spent discussing industry reaction (or lack thereof) to the bill of rights publicity stunt. And if any, it will be even more interesting to hear Kelman explain the yawning of the REIC.

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