Hi Walter,

Welcome back!

The stars (points) are *optional* and kind of 'hidden' (way at the bottom of a message).

The "judgement" is done only by the originator - no one else gets the star awarding options.

I rather like the concept, but *mainly* (in fact, only) because it helps someone to quickly identify an answer or a helpful suggestion.

Is it "fair" - I don't know. Someone (an originator) who doesn't see the points options or who neglects to click one of them may simply be "in the dark" or may feel they have better things to do than to waste all that time clicking on a field.

You will see the options at the bottom of this message when you read it. I may even get my first star on this one < s >

Cheers,

JimN

>Hi all,
>
>I've been away for some time... but i've seen that you can earn stars for each valuable message you write.
>
>But I wonder how this works. Who judges if a message should earn a star ?
>I've seen weak messages or very easy answers (Message #495280, Message #499658, Message #495333) earn one or more stars while others valuable did not (e.g. Thread #501997 Message #502287)
>
>If this system is not fair, why do we use it at all ?? Who are we kidding ??
>
>Can anyone shed a light on this ??
>
>Walter,