So, I'm kinda new around here
 

but it sure seems that the thread rating stars are more of a thing that voters can cast to the member, more so than the content of the thread. I'm not suggesting I deserve 3 or even 4 stars for my drivel, but it seems even some wildly popular contributors can get a single star for their efforts. What did they do to deserve that?

Cliff's knife thread gets one star? That's wrong and ruins all of our credibility...

Who don't love Vash?

I gave you 5 stars!

Yup, this has been discussed before and it seems that some people see who made the thread and then give it a one star out of some sort of juvenile spite to the author rather than the content of the thread.

I don't think most of us rate threads.

I think most of us have a theory that there's one wanker running around giving threads one star. When folks notice a one star rating someone will often vote five stars to counteract the one star vote.

Thank you, sir.

New here, in OT I mean and did not know it had been discussed before.


I strive for even one silver starfish....

Fair point. I’m in for five

This thread should get 100 stars for the most appropriate use of “wanker” I’ve seen in a longtime…

On the mobile version of PPOT, there’s no way to give stars, thus I’ve never rated anybody. With one star ratings, it sounds like a 12-year-old is doing it.

I'd give this thread 5 starz ... if I saw them or GAF :D

In desktop mode, I can't help but notice stuff ... you can see stuff if ya look too...

One wanker ... ???

Go visit PARF ... Star wankerz ...

What happened to Glenn btw ;)

Lubey, Vash, PWD ... etc.

Somebod(ies) alwayz been 1 -star struck ferever ... could even be coded ... who knows?

... Starz should've been gone long ago.... just juvenile stoopid, bs ...

Or go mobile :)

I've never rated a thread and pay zero attention to how a thread has been rated. Why do people care?

It's like Spambots (... mucho diminished lately :)) ... it's just annoying as hell...

... and something to rant about ...

So we do :D

Not sure I've ever rated a thread. It's like those thumbs up/thumbs down things you see elsewhere. I just don't get it. It's typically not the content being rated but rather the person who started the thread or made the comment. I don't understand why the thread rating exists. If I start a thread that gets a five star rating, do I win something?

Every now and then someone questions the star ratings and I have to look to see what they are talking about. I don't notice them and by that, I guess it indicates they have no relevance for me.

Best
Les

There are certain members who's threads consistently receive one star. Ironically, they're the members I find most ameable and interesting.

This, and I never new they existed until recently.:D

I never paid any attention to the stars. I don't know what they are supposed to indicate.

Good to see Vash's knife thread got some proper love!

This, and I never new they existed until recently.:D

You can rate a thread without logging in.


Threads get "rated" by bot computers scraping the internet and combing over the website.

Over and over.

That's all.

It's meaningless.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is a poopy-head and deserves the 1-star.

Why does no one understand this yet after all this time

^^^ LOL ... you gotta log in to access PARF ;)... it still could be code.

There IS a real individual(s) behind it ... guaranteed... and tho' lessened, it was a PARF spillover years ago... ask Glenn ;).

There IS more than one wanker on PPOT still!

'cause it ain't me :D

Yes all bets are off in PARF the poopyhead and ridiculous forum I just mean the rest of the forums. :)