Well, my best guess was, "daily" activity in the forum. However, Monkey has no stars right now and his recent activity shows something like 17 posts in the last 24 hrs so I guess my theory is shot...
Blue star beside my nickname
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AJ, I suspect Don and HJ et al don't know what's up with this, and that that is why they haven't said anything.
My guess is that they're hoping we'll eventually figure it out.
Where's @skoczy when you need him?
I heard he's doing something weird with advanced statistics. Some kind of graph that shows which forum member has (or had) how many blue stars at a given moment...or something like that, but I'm probably totally OT -
Ok, I'm officially stumped. I just saw a post from Sinmix (who was banned for the last 10 days) and he has 4 stars??? Not that he doesn't deserve them, he has been a BIG contributor in the forums, but he hasn't posted for 10 days. I would say it has to do with "lifetime contribution", but the stars come and go, so that's not it...
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Since day one I noticed that mine increased in number at certain post-count milestones. Actually, it wouldn't have been day one 'cause we start with none.
Whether or not they vary according to activity density or likes, I don't know, but unless I'm mistaken they're based on said count.
EDIT: I could well be mistaken. As I later said, I was probably confusing stars with assigned "status" (Beginner, etc.).
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IIRC, my first star appeared at around 100-150 posts, so that makes sense.
EDIT: I could well be mistaken. As I later said, I was probably confusing stars with assigned "status" (Beginner, etc.).
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IIRC, my first star appeared at around 100-150 posts, so that makes sense.
It does? I have 543 posts as of now and I've never had a star.
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This is the only star I need.
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It does? I have 543 posts as of now and I've never had a star.
Dang. You know what? You've reminded me of something:I think I'm confusing stars with the assigned descriptive "status"! It was probably then that I progressed from being a "Beginner" or whatever to the next level.
Posts edited to reflect my ignorance. Well, they could never truly do that, but I gave it a go anyway.
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my first star appeared at around 100-150 posts, so that makes sense.
The amount of stars seems to correspondend with the points in the profiles.
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But, @Pre-Amp had star a week ago and has only around 120 total posts????
Quality not quantity !
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Quality not quantity !
Pre-AmpNot a criticism Pre-Amp I was just using your posts totals as an example showing it's not the # of posts. That coupled with the 17 posts that Monkey had one day where he lost his stars and the fact that another user (Sinmix) had not posted for 10 days and did have stars, I don't know where to go with trying to figure it out
But, more importantly, I HAVE 2 STARS! For the first time ever! I think someone is screwing with us behind the scenes!
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Wow, when I was typing the above text I had 2 stars but after I submitted the post and looked at my avatar, the stars were gone! That proves it! Someone is jerking me around. -
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I was only kidding! No offence taken at all!
I believe you may have cottoned onto something with your "jerking around" theory... Someone must be having a good giggle at all of this!
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By the way @dpeters95, I do hope your stars reappear very soon. That would be wonderful.
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Goodness me, my star has returned!
I am touched! Thank you so much oh star giver person/machine /algorithm/moon chimp/forest forager/sublime lime/ on and on he goes again....
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By the way @dpeters95, I do hope your stars reappear very soon. That would be wonderful.
Pre-AmpThank you @Pre-Amp but I think they have it in for me
Glad to see "THEY" still like you...
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This is why the thread's got legs.
Hang on, if it's got legs, then maybe it's a person. If it's a person it could be a very-devious one...
Quality not quantity !
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This is why the thread's got legs.
Hang on, if it's got legs, then maybe it's a person. If it's a person it could be a very-devious one...
LOL
By the way Nicky, what about your stars? Didn't I tell you not to eat them all at once???