I’ve noticed the star rating system has become nothing better than a way for ideologues to snipe threads they can’t actually contribute any meaningful comment to, forcing the supporters of the thread to counter-vote the thread up with five-star ratings.
The whole voting scheme is simply unbecoming of an academic discussion board and just makes the forums appear juvenile and hostile. It discourages discussion and legitimate questions and provides no real benefit to sort out the good threads from the bad.
the whole time i’ve been here i’ve never understood the star ratings and blindly don’t pay attention to them. some threads have them others don’t and i never really paid that much attention to them except i noticed they are yellow. i go to the thread i like and read. respond to posts i find worthwhile of a response and move on. didn’t realize the star system had a system to it and an actual ‘battle’ going on with it. the things that go on that i don’t even pay attention to. it would be a no loss to me if they go but they’ve been a no loss to me being here as one could say they’ve already been gone in my eyes. i see no value in them