Whats with the stars?

[coldcoffee]

Random Question:

Dr. Rice has a bunch of blue stars above his name (5-star blue general?)

Bob has 5 gold stars above his name (5-star gold general?)

Others like myself, have no stars! What are the stars all about and how can a guy go about getting some stars above his name- my favorite color is green, can I be a 1-star green Corporal?

We could totally make a thing out of the stars.

*I am joking about a green star, I was just wondering what they are about, that is all. Curiosity killed the guy that has 3 cats.

[coldcoffee]

Ah, ok, its a forum moderator thing right? I think I see a pattern!

[ICPS-bob]

Those stars identify moderators and administrators. It was a default setting that I did not change. We have no stars for members. I detest a ranking system because some folks post nonsense just to advance in stars. People that post nonsense should not be rewarded.

[coldcoffee]

May 30, 2012 20:03:22 GMT ICPS-bob said:

Those stars identify moderators and administrators. It was a default setting that I did not change. We have no stars for members. I detest a ranking system because some folks post nonsense just to advance in stars. People that post nonsense should not be rewarded.

OK cool. My curiosity got me. I have mixed feelings on the ranking systems. They do seem a bit superficial.
Then again, I am the king of posting nonsense on forums. Has nothing to do with stars, boxes or happy faces, I just like posting nonsense

[Aidan]

May 30, 2012 20:52:52 GMT @coldcoffee said:

I just like posting nonsense

Ah, well... note that the opposite of reward is punishment. ;D