what does star means with a respective number on it?

@xannebull (1793)
Philippines
April 14, 2009 8:21am CST
im just wondering what's the meaning of a star found on some of my friends profile, it has also different colors, can you please help me elaborate that further?
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@bows280 (184)
• Romania
14 Apr 09
when you reach 100 posts you receive a star with a number on it that number represents your rate i mean how other people rates your comments and posts here in mylot comunity the numbers are from 1 to 10 the rates are given using the "+" and "-" signs next to a disscusion
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@xannebull (1793)
• Philippines
14 Apr 09
okay, thank you for your explanations