Am I such a bad user here?

Stars - Colorful stars
@Octav1 (1419)
Romania
January 27, 2011 1:34am CST
Hello everybody, I don't have so much time to be here (not as much as I'd like) but I've noticed that almost all users have colorful stars next to their names. I know that stars show how good is a user. I don't have one. I know I am not active here too much, but am I so bad that I don't deserve a star? Even one without a color?
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15 responses
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
27 Jan 11
Although you have a 'MyLot Reputation', it isn't revealed until your User Rating reaches 100. You just have a few more discussions to respond to before you get your 'star'. To understand what it means and how it works, read the FAQs under 'Discussion Rating System' and 'User Rating and MyLot Reputation'.
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@Octav1 (1419)
• Romania
27 Jan 11
Thank you for your kind response. I did read the FAQ (that's why I know what a star means) but it seems I skipped the part when it says I need a rating of 100. I'm sorry that I was so stupid. Now I'm embarrassed that I had to ask this. Maybe if I had read again the FAQ I would have found the answer. So, I'm pretty close to the moment when I will see my reputation. I'm nervous about it!
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@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
27 Jan 11
Don't blame yourself my friend, actually when I was new here my thinking was the same with you, I've seen all of them have colorful stars besides their user name, they can put images or emotion in the messages, can copy paste the messages. But when I read carefully the TOS and FAQ including the guidelines here I realized what are those. So the stars indicates for your quality, active, polite and rated from your discussion and responses. My suggestion is just go on, make more friends, make vissible to them, be polite and have a quality responses. Welcome to mylot... see you around
@Octav1 (1419)
• Romania
27 Jan 11
So do you think I must change my attitude in order to earn a colorful star? I did read the FAQs where they talk about stars and I know what they are, but why don't I deserve one?
@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
27 Jan 11
Don't give up. As I've noticed, you're just a newbie here based on the number right after your name. Meaning you just have hundred times participating in a discussions including posts, if any. Stars are gained based on how long you have been active here in mylot. Don't worry, you will soon have that star. Just keep on participating and posting, and not just posts, make quality posts for you to earn reputations and star. Just keep active. Good luck and happy mylotting.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
27 Jan 11
I guess i am too late since i can see you have a star beside your name now. For me a star don't matter much. I am here to share and learn at the same time but earnings is least of my concern. So just keep on posting and making lively discussions then. Soon you will see a 10 star beside your name!
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@rog0322 (2829)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
27 Jan 11
Hi Octav, Stars denotes ratings given by fellow citizens here in mylot. Good topics, helpful insights, inspiring messages usually get a good rating. If your post is rated positively, then you get a best response, eventually a star if best responses accumulates. I notice you have a low number of posts. Try answering a lot or starting your own discussions. Be careful of the topics you share as provided in the rules section to get positive responses from us fellow citizens. Have a nice experience here in mylot country.
@Octav1 (1419)
• Romania
27 Jan 11
Hi rog0322, I knew what's the meaning of the colorful stars, but I can't understand why I don't have one? Do you think it can be related to my low number of posts? I told you I don't have too much time to be here, so it's hard to reach a higher number near my name...
@Strovek (868)
• Malaysia
27 Jan 11
The stars will only appear after you pass the 100 threshold. Meaning 100 discussion either response or discussion. The number in turn will be your rating based on rating by others.
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@Octav1 (1419)
• Romania
27 Jan 11
Thank you my friend I already found out why I don't have a star yet. Now I'm only 7 comments away from my star. Let's hope it will be a good mark.
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@domenyag (1273)
• Philippines
28 Jan 11
Relax, stars doest matter here and it does not say that if you don't have star you are a bad user. You do not need to be so active here to earn that star.
• United States
28 Jan 11
If I remember right it takes a while to get a star. I do see one by your name now. I don't think it was a good idea to do them but others think it's great. Good luck here.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
28 Jan 11
Don't worry yourself too much about stars. Just post a few more posts and you'll have it in no time.
@jordq7 (576)
• Philippines
27 Jan 11
Hi there Octav1!!! Actually at first I am also very desperate to get my first star.It was a long process for me before I can even get my star.I really participate everyday.I log in and do everything that I can do here everyday.But everything I did paid off when I finally got my first star.It is very fulfilling and I feel so happy. Getting your first star is quite difficult coz you really need to have a good reputation here in mylot.Try to do the all the activities that you can do here in mylot like starting a new discussion or commenting on others post.Try to login in mylot atleast once a week.Sooner or later you'll have a colorful star placed beside your name here in mylot.
@rog0322 (2829)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
28 Jan 11
Hi Octav, They are right. Just follow the FAQs, the more posts, more ratings, more stars. Keep on posting quality comments, we want to hear from you.
@sameer786 (832)
29 Jan 11
No, you are not a bad guy, just do 3 posts more and when you will reach at 100, you will be awarded by a star which shows your reputation, if you are good at mylot the high number shows so wait a little more and soon you will get it.
@murtaza45 (173)
• India
27 Jan 11
some see to friends for dicussion to matter bad thing for our life our bad manner to some type for our bad manner for me.so stupid friends to not a help for life me i am not help any for my life.
@wwpauljd (51)
• United States
27 Jan 11
Haha, I guess all of was here wish that we had more time to be active on myLot. Actually, I don't have a star either, but that's no big deal. Just try to find 15 minutes a day to log on to myLot and answer a few questions, start some discussions and comment to other people's discussions. That will surely earn you a colorful star in no time. :)
@Octav1 (1419)
• Romania
27 Jan 11
Do read the answer below (the one awarded with Best Response) - it explains well why we don't have a star yet. We must have 100 posts before seeing our reputation. I'm only 7 comments away of my star, you will have to wait a little more until you reach 100 posts. I hope you will have more time to reach it sooner.
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• India
27 Jan 11
Don't get demoralized and don't blame yourself ..actually sometimes it happened that discussion starter starts the discussion but don't rate the response and don't comment back to the response.....So you just do your pert and 5 is not a bad start...you have got the green star man..look at mine..it's colorless ..lol