When a friend of yours starts a discussion about their star rating...

hi there lecanis , unless like discussion i never go for friend offer and whoever offers me for friend i immediately aprove it.i never do -ve rating as i feel this is wrong frustration taken out at wrong forum,every one has opinion and all rights to express itsooo... so star for me hardly matters and so are the earnings ,because i'm sure here i'm for sharing opinions and nothing else and doing that.now i hope u are not picking on me thru this discussion as i did mention that star thing but that was just a way of discussion.

I think I am answering to the same discussion with you because I also see your replies there.I will try to give them a general advice like if they are writing with one line, I will ask them to write longer. You are right, people do not really any suggestions sometimes, may be they are just not happy about the downgrade and need to shout out. I will check their profiles to see whether they are answering with short answers that lead to a low rating.

When a friend of mine here starts a discussion about their start rating is i give complements about their ratings or if there is something wrong with their ratings then i will give advices.I will help them.

I think if they are asking that in general they probably want advice on how to raise their rating, or are unsure why it is so low. If I asked, I would want real answers and would appriciate you taking the time to edjamacate my ignorant self. That being said, I honestly don't care about my star rateing and I'm surprised it's not at a 2 by name with all the people I must offend on a daily basis. In fact during those replies I often point out I'm expecting a "star rating hit," as a joke, even though I think it is petty that people will give you negative ratings just because they don't agree with you. But I digress...

Hahaha, you don't have to think you're annoying at all. I suppose you say that because of my earlier discussion, and actually your answer gave me a good advice, and I think others might appreciate it too, unless they are just hypocrites that want to make a void discussion. Actually I started that discussion because I am not too good in "current life" discussions and that is the only one I could imagine to attract not philosophycal mylotters to my proffile... I didn't expect an interestig answer such as yours.

then I go and say "STFU!!!" xDD star don't mean anything, honest. nobody of you shold care about them.

Yes, I do check their profile and past responses to discover why they might get rated negatively. I've learned quite a bit from this. Not that it has helped my star rating! :-) I'm sure, too, that people who post about this appreciate the suggestions. In my case, I know what I'd have to do. I just won't do it. :-)

You could always suggest they try STALKING It seems to be working for you Mrs. Ten points =p

Well, I don't consider myself to be very knowledgeable about the stars, for I haven't figured out how to land my own perfect 10! I have been on 9 for a while now! I do try to tell the newbies, especially those who have just got on, about what it means, but that's about it. Maybe you can give me some tips on how I can get to finally have my own perfect 10! I rate all the discussions that I answer and also the good comments that my discussions receive. Take care and God bless!

lecanis, I don't think that someone on my own friend's list has actually started one of these discussions, but I have seen a few of them, and I do respond to them with advice. Actually advice that might help, not just some flimsy make you feel better about yourself filler fluff that will not really get them anywhere advice. Sometimes it warrants a check of their profile to see why they are being rated negatively, but sometimes you can tell from their discussion post alone why they are having problems. I think it is pretty much universal for us all in what we need to do to keep our star ratings up and to keep them up. You have to post good quality content that is not just a one line sentence that is unreadable and that is not bashing or is not a blatant mis-use of mylot policies. Actually pretty simple. Sometimes these people do just want to blow off a little frustrated steam, but I really do think for the most part that they are going to be grateful for any suggestions and help that is directed their way. I would not be worried about being an annoying know-it-all, as I have seen a couple of your postings on here and you seem to be an intelligent person with sound advice. P.S. I read the other posts and seen that you weren't feeling well, neither am I, so I just wanted to wish us BOTH a speedy recovery! Hope you feel better soon! ;)

I try to tell them how they can increase their star rating. I don't really rate negatively if only the post is insulting someone because otherwise it's just others opinion. I have to admit I have made such discussion too.