Newbie questions again, please reply

You can get a star by reaching a 100 rating, your 10 rating short =). the color correspond to the new rule rating you receive. After reaching 100 you usually get a 5 or 6 rating with its corresponding color, The color is fixed to a certain number. As you make topic or respond to discussion your rating goes up. The number on the star correspond to the quality respond or topic made a certain user contributes to this community. If you mak have notice some users have 1000+ rating yet receive 6 or below numer in their stars and their are others who have gained below 200 rating yet receive a higher numer on their stars. Im not saying that this user who receive low numbers in their stars are poor contributors. Every user in this community deserves respect in contributing. A little advise though, try to make topic or respond to discussion with quality in mind. I hope that answers your question Best of Luck