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I noticed one of my friends had a discussion that got 143 responses to date and yet it isn't listed as a hot topic, nor is it a top discussion for some reason. Don't know why. Another friend started a discussion that had triggered my soap box foaming at the mouth responses- not to my friend but on the issue discussed- and I fully expect to lose some of my rating over it, as some people who don't like my point of view will give me a negative rating. It happened once before and I told myself to simply move on-don't get into it- in the future. I think its so unfair- I wouldn't do it- give somebody a negative for disagreeing with me, but its been done to me. I could see giving me a negative for leaving in so many typoes. Anyway I'm savoring my 93/100 today, but after today I imagine I'll lose about ten points. The hot topic and top discussions really don't reflect that- and religion isn't a hobby I enjoy- and I have no control over the christian cross being used as an icon for religion and the rating system seems like a thing of the mood of a given commentatoer- wow- why have the classifications and categories and ratings if they aren''t able to reflect what they claim to?