Thread with 5 stars

[2ndmouse]

Hi

I sometimes see threads in these forums marked with 5 stars, in the thread list. Can someone tell me what these stars represent and how they get there in the first place? I can't find any info on sitepoint regarding them.

Thanks

[xhtmlcoder]

They are thread Rating Stars I'd suspect and as far as I am aware only the green Advisors and upwards can create then to draw visual attention to a thread, for example the current Member of the Month.

[2ndmouse]

Thank you xhtmlcoder - I suspected as much. It's not obvious though.

[HAWK]

They are thread Rating Stars I'd suspect and as far as I am aware only the green Advisors and upwards can create then to draw visual attention to a thread, for example the current Member of the Month.

I'm pretty sure anyone can do it... I certainly don't have it set so that only staff can use it.

[xhtmlcoder]

Some forums here do have "Rate this thread" option turned on and others don't, which might explain the slight confusion.

[Lieto]

^^ seems like i cant rate this exact thread =)

[HAWK]

It's set up on some sub-forums only (and this isn't one of them).