That star

What I was told...once you reach 100 posts you get a star although I have seen many with more than 100 with no star. The color/number have to do with how your readers rate your posts. You can rate discussions and responses with the little plus and minus signs beside each one. I never knew that before someone told me after I got my star. So, like they told me, be sure to rate the discussions you read and the posts you get. I don't rate them all. But I do rate the really good ones, or the really bad ones. I rate the ones that make you think and provoke good responses, usually with a plus. I rate the nasty ones or vulgar ones with minuses. Otherwise, the average ones, I just let them slide. My rating bounces back and forth, but it doesn't bother me because I speak my mind and if people don't like what I say and rate me with a minus, that is their right to do so. I don't give out minus ratings unless a post is really mean, nasty or the language is vulgar and obscene. But maybe I am nicer than those who rate minuses just because they disagree with me. I believe in the right to say what you believe, in a nice way, of course. So I don't negatively rate people's responses just because they disagree with me. Anyway, that is what I learned about the stars and the numbers. I don't know why there are those over 100 with no star.