Votes... What are they good for?

[Warren Nelson]

Hello

I'm new to Bigger Pockets. Can someone explain to me what votes are and if there is a customary way of reply to those who vote. I tried to find a glossary for bigger pockets. I figured out that Quote is reply and Connect was self explanatory but the vote has me wondering.  

[Ned Carey]

@Warren Nelson  It is just a nice way to say I liked your post.  Under your picture in your posts it list the number of posts and the number of votes. If someone has a high proportion of votes to posts, the BP community seems to think they are posting worthwhile information.

It certainly would be polite to thank someone for a vote, however I rarely do and I rarely receive thanks for the votes I give.  I pay it forward by voting for others that post good information.