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coborn35

Member since
January 2005
From: Duluth,Minnesota,USA
4,015 posts

Message Stars

Posted by coborn35 on Saturday, February 5, 2005 9:26 PM

I just got a quick question about the stars on the side of some peoples id's. How do they get there? Are they based on how many replies you post or what?

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Puckdropper

Member since
December 2002
From: US
725 posts

Posted by Puckdropper on Saturday, February 5, 2005 9:36 PM

Each post (not reply, new topics count too) is counted in getting a star. 50 posts = 1 star, 100 = 2 stars, 500 = 3 stars, 1000 = 4 and someone else will have to fill in 5...

All except for David Voss (Trains.com web designer)... He has as many stars as he wants ;-)

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richardy

Member since
December 2001
From: NE Oklahoma
287 posts

Posted by richardy on Saturday, February 5, 2005 10:00 PM

From a quick study of the forum 5 stars must equal 2000 posts. There is a person with 1900+ posts and has 4 stars. Another person has 2100+ posts and has 5 stars.

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 5, 2005 10:11 PM

Correct.

LC

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adrianspeeder

Member since
March 2002
From: Harrisburg PA / Dover AFB DE
1,482 posts

Posted by adrianspeeder on Saturday, February 5, 2005 10:31 PM

I don't understand the point of them. Someone fill me in please...

Adrianspeeder

USAF TSgt C-17 Aircraft Maintenance Flying Crew Chief & Flightline Avionics Craftsman

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Puckdropper

Member since
December 2002
From: US
725 posts

Posted by Puckdropper on Saturday, February 5, 2005 10:38 PM

There are actually 5 points to the star:
Top,
Middle Left,
Middle Right,
Bottom Left,
Bottom Right.

They're really just in fun, but they also are used sometimes to gauge how active a forum is. If I see a lot of 0 - 1 star replies, and the replies are fairly old I usually figure the forum is fairly quiet. If I see a lot of 2-4 star replies and the replies are fairly current I figure the forum is fairly active. It does no good to ask a pressing question at a quiet forum.

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Train Guy 3

Member since
August 2003
From: Anywhere there are trains
578 posts

Posted by Train Guy 3 on Saturday, February 5, 2005 11:04 PM

Who will make it to 6 stars?

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JoeKoh

Member since
April 2003
From: Defiance Ohio
13,308 posts

Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, February 6, 2005 5:03 AM

hmmm my guess would be mookie but i think the stars would change color.
stay safe
Joe

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cherokee woman

Member since
November 2003
From: Louisville, KY
9,002 posts

Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, February 6, 2005 6:26 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper

There are actually 5 points to the star:
Top,
Middle Left,
Middle Right,
Bottom Left,
Bottom Right.

They're really just in fun, but they also are used sometimes to gauge how active a forum is. If I see a lot of 0 - 1 star replies, and the replies are fairly old I usually figure the forum is fairly quiet. If I see a lot of 2-4 star replies and the replies are fairly current I figure the forum is fairly active. It does no good to ask a pressing question at a quiet forum.

The stars don't really have anything to do with how "active" a particular forum and a
particular thread is. The stars show how many times a forum member
posts/replies to a thread (topic).

cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist."

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