My Red Star Is Gone!

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Nothing wrong with yellow and remember that it takes all colours ro make a rainbow.

If Idisagree with a person's opinion Ido not rate them negative.Everyone has the right totheir own opinion and I admire those who state their opinion, especially when it is different from taht of the majority. That takes courage

I do sometimes rate negative but not because I disagree. I rate negtive when I report someone for plagiarising (copying form elsewhere and pretending it is theirs) and when I report over and over again for posting ref links. I can't rate postive for someone who goes against their rules.
Do you think that's right?

Hi Starangel. I also only have an eight rating. I suppose that i could have a higher rating if I always agreed with other people here on Mylot, but I want to be an honest person and say what I really think and feel. I think that it is important to be honest in my answers. I rarely give anyone a negative, even when I disagree with them. I hope that your rating will go back up soon. I really do not know how this rating thing works. What does it take to get a higher or a lower rating? By the way, I gave you a positive rating on your discussion. Albert

Well, I see that you only have 250 posts under your belt. Since the 'Discussion Rating System' is a percentage thing, it is more common for someone with few posts to go up and down like a yoyo. When you have more than a thousand, it takes more 'negatives' or 'poritives' to affect it.

I have also noticed that, when you make a lot of discussions/responses at once, your rating seems to go down temporarily. I long ago learned that the colour star somebody has says very little about them except that they haven't posted anything controversial (yet). Soemtimes a low star rating means that they are really people with whom I'd rather not be associated but more often it indicates that they are outspoken (and therefore people I might tend to identify with).

It could be a couple people that troll the site and look for people to pick on. Well, what comes around goes around because if they dole out too many negative ratings it does come back on them and they lose some of their own rating power. The numbers don't have anything to do with "rating power" but the lower someone is on the number scale the less of a kick they have when they are giving out negative or positive ratings. If someone goes around constantly rating things negatively then they will slide down the scale quickly. Sometimes people have nothing better to do than to belittle others, that's the only way they can feel better about themselves. Look at it this way, an eight is better than a seven. I've had a nine for over a year now no matter how much I write or how many positive ratings I give out.

i dont even understand how the star rating thing works where on here can you find out that kind of information about your own account iam still learning how thos site works?

You're only 1/10th of a point below red right now; it'll be back before you know it.

the star,which star,blah blah.
Its not important .or it is .Mayby your loose if your not activ

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As Diana stated so eloquently, join the club. This has been something that has been quite hurtful to me since joining Mylot, and something I took for a time very personally as I couldn't figure out why I was going down so quickly in the popularity contest. The fact is, I post long threads, long responses (unless I'm ill), and I post my honest thoughts without being mean but my honest thoughts. Some people just can't handle it.

As someone mentioned you thread count is still very low and you're in a good spot at 8, and I assume the more you respond that your star will quickly go up. Areas I tend to avoid when I want my star to not be so targeted, as you will, is politics and religion. That tends to the areas I notice people are quite quick to react out of opinion differences.

I typically give positives to those who have answered the question, even if it is not as lengthy as I would write. Some people can say what they want to in a very short space. And as most have mentioned, I never give a negative just because someone disagrees with my point of view. I reserve that for people who name call.

Just take the advise of those who have been with Mylot for a long time, and you're star will soon fade to the background of why you are here in the first place.

Namaste-Anora

I'm sorry your star has dropped. There could be several reasons why this happens to users on here. However, I think the #1 reason is being involved in heated discussions. No matter how civil one is when they participate in such discussions their star seems to have a better chance to go down rather than to go up. At least this is what I've noticed before. Personally, I tend to avoid these kinds of discussions. It just isn't worth it to me.

I rarely ever rate anyone negatively. Even when they disagree with me. However, if they are cheating their way through here (such as copying other people's posts word for word and passing them on as their own) that's a different story.

Good luck in getting your red star back!

Hello there my friend!

Changing colors of star ratings or decreased ratings here at Mylot do happen and likewise experienced by almost everyone here. Like you, I have experienced it, though the difference is that from 92 rating then went low to 86. The red color star did not change anyways and am grateful with that. At first, I was mad and felt bad because I know I have not given anyone a negative rating even if the respondent to my discussion or who commented to my response gives a rude answer or contrary to my opinion.

I believe more of a good karma that is why I never give a negative rating. However, it happened to me perhaps not only once. Someone may have given me a negative response because of my contrary opinion. Yet, am in good faith that I consider every discussion an open opinion which other members should not take it personally or offensive.

Nonetheless, we cannot please everyone, thus we do not think similarly. There are people who are sensitive to others' opinions and some are closed-minded and onion-skinned and pathetic.

You are right my friend. Our ratings decreases due to negative ratings. But, do not get affected as long as your earnings don't decreased by such. Just continue what you think is right and proper and just keep on sharing your thoughts whether it be agreeable to contrary from others' opinion. What matters is that you are sensible enough and that you are not violating any rules of Mylot.