Intellect

[Diana]

Hey Patrick, what is this thing with the "Stars". Do we get stars for attendance or for not creating chaos and revolution? What mystery is this. You have five, and I have three? I am confused? This could bring the downfall of Man.

There are internal discussions to remove those.  I think it just comes with the platform used for these forums.  Other changes as well regarding the displayed stats.  All of it with the intent to remove auto-intimidation in between members.

Well maybe intimidation is too strong a word, but I'm not an English speaker and I can't seem to find a better one at the moment.

The stars just have to with how many posts/length of time you have been a member, I believe. And as Patrick said, it is on our to-do list to remove a hierarchical-seeming symbol such as the stars, but leave the number of posts. It seems somehow informative to see how involved a member has been in these forums.

What do you think Ming the Merciful? (Flash Gordon, right? except Ming was originally "merciless").