You'll never get me with one of those blasted stars! Mwahahaha. You ought to make a star for Team Twerk, they have earned it.
How about a badge for Team Twerk? White on an all-white background. Inverted to Black on Black for Nostalgia users?
Like this:
- Ron | samwisekoi
So we laugh at the Team Twerk stuff, which is fine because it's meant to be laughed at, but we reward spamming? Hm. I would venture that the Team Twerk giveaway has done more for the community than me spamming posts. I still maintain the opinion I posted from the first page that Stars segregate the community and encourages laziness in the GeekHack community.
I don't think they really segregate the community, but it is a nice way to reward people who've made GH their home for such a long time. I agree that the pure volume of posts doesn't really communicate what a forum member has contributed. I might have 4,000 posts (I don't) but if 95% of them are dirty limerick posts (they haven't been), then am I really worthy of a star, as opposed to, say, someone who designs a new keyboard, but only has 200 posts? I like the stars, don't get me wrong, but I would have preferred a badge system awarded by what someone has actually contributed. Developed a keyboard, organized a GB? Those should get badges! Or, make a 'Filthy Limerick Artist' badge.
Also, where's my soccer ball badge?