my ranking star points getting decreased :(

Indonesia
March 25, 2008 9:14am CST
i just realize it when i see the points in my star ranking. i am glad that my star rating still on 9 rank but the points getting drop. it was 94/100 but at now it is going to 93/100. i don't know whats goin on by this one, since i try not to offense anyone in here. my points in my star ranking getting decreased after i post topic about USA president candidat. the link of my discussion is here http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1444978.aspx i know it just my subjective opinion but after posting those discussion and reply some comment which dropping in my discussion i noticed about the decreasing of my rating star points well, i just want to apologize if by posting those discussion, i already offense anyone in here cause i really don't have any intention to irritate anyone in here
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15 responses
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
26 Mar 08
Don't apologize. You didn't do a thing wrong. This is just the star rating continuing with its broken non-working self Plum.
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• Indonesia
26 Mar 08
hm, you are right, my dear friend. thank you
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@creationhub (3066)
• Malaysia
25 Mar 08
Do not worry. Our ratings sometimes fluctuate but most important, let's hope our earnings do not do so too. I have been happily maintaining a red star with a nine rating for almost a year now.
• Indonesia
25 Mar 08
trully wishful that is only for our points in rating star not have impact in our earning thanks dear
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@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
26 Mar 08
You might have offended someone here in political issue here or there might be some spammer around giving people negative rating yea , hope you can up your stars yea
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• Indonesia
26 Mar 08
my dear friend, have you take a look the link discussion that i provide in here? do you think my response already made any offended someone? would you please see firstly?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
26 Mar 08
Dear! Why do you worry so much about star rating. I think it does not effect your earnings in any manner. Just relax, and keep on posting your logical replies and discussions. Participation in the discussions and sharing your views are more important that Star ratings. Enjoy the discussions with your friends and forget about ratings. The calculation method of star ratings is very complex and is not exactly known, how these are calculated, and it is not in your control, so do not worry about it. Keep Smiling!:):)
• Indonesia
26 Mar 08
today, my point star rating getting decreased 1 point again. whats going on actually?
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
26 Mar 08
Hello dear plumwish. I am so sorry that your ranking star points got decreased. Please do not feel sad. I am sure that it will come back to the previous one, or maybe a higher one. In fact, the ranking star points are just like our life, full of ups and downs. Cheer up and thank you so much for the link of the discussion of that one. Have a good time.
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• Indonesia
26 Mar 08
you are really good friend to me, dear. nice to have your response about this matter
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
26 Mar 08
I don't even look at my star rating...i'd be the same as you. I feel so bad if I feel that I've offended anyone...usually anyway. some people are just hyper sensitive. The rating system means nothing really. speak your mind and as long as y ou are respectful which you seem to be, I wouldn't worry about it.
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• Indonesia
26 Mar 08
trully i also not concerning much about star ranking, but feel little bit when someone rate me negative cause of my different opinion although i submit it in good way
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
26 Mar 08
ya...i know what you mean. I am dealing with a similar situation but for different reasons. I try to answer honest and what I truly feel and be polite and kind. I always am a bit taken aback when I realize i've in some way offended someone with no intent at all.
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• Indonesia
26 Mar 08
i know that and realize this type of people. thanks dear for sharing with me
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
26 Mar 08
I think there may have been some -ve ranking. Also i am not sure if it is only the case. something similar happened to me. i asked the same question at Mylot. somebody told me that it may be no one is rating me at all. so my average rating is decreasing.try to add comments and then may be some rate you +. i have alreay rated you +.
• Philippines
26 Mar 08
When doing a discussion we should always do it fairly. We should even out our thoughts not putting others down on it. People have the right to speak their heart out but we should not be rude when people are responding against what you wanted to hear from them.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
29 Mar 08
I'm sorry your points went down. I hope they will come back up soon. I know you would never intend to offend anyone here. I enjoy your discussions. I hope you didn't lose points because of negative ratings from your discussions. You have the right to voice your opinion. We all do and should not have to pay for it by losing points, discussions or earnings. I wish you well my friend.
@dnbuster (442)
• United States
26 Mar 08
dont appoligize hun, we are all free to express our opinions:)
• Indonesia
26 Mar 08
yeah, i know but it seems not all of people in here would appreciate any opinion from others freely. whats sad on that
@alamode (3071)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Also consider that there was a holiday, and people didn't or couldn't respond as usual... that star rating bounces all over the place no matter what you do... I never even look at mine.
• China
26 Mar 08
maybe you'll be happy to see MY star ranking :) and I guess if you give negative rating to other people, your star ranking will also go down. I've done it quite a lot, but I don't regret it, because they deserve a negative rating.
@gemini_rose (16264)
25 Mar 08
I am sorry that you are dropping points on your rating, but it is nothing. The whole point of a place like this is to be able to air your views and if we cannot do that what is the point. I see absolutely nothing wrong with the discussion you were talking about and I doubt it is down to offending anyone it is probably just someone being daft about it and taking it the wrong way. I never pay any attention to that little star, I stopped being excited about stars when I left school!!
• Indonesia
26 Mar 08
well, i also not takewhole attention about my star rating but its just suddenly notice by me in here and by this case i know that not all of people appreciate of different opinion. they don't want any opinion which opposite with their opinion althoug it told in manner ways. thats really sad thing, right?
• Canada
26 Mar 08
People here will rate you negative for various reasons, they could disagree with your post or they could rate you negative for not having the same opinion as you. I was under the impression that debates were welcome here but if you debate against someones topic they will rate you negative, some people will even find every post you made just to give you a negative rating. Do not take it to heart.
@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
26 Mar 08
Don't worry too much about it. You have so many posts anyway that it will take longer for your rating to go down. Mine can go down anytime! Some people are just nasty and like to bring others down and hit the (-) for whatever. I hit the (+) button 99% of the time. If someone says something I don't like, unless it's very extreme and warrants a negative rating, I usually just skip over it. I am sure everyone offends others on here from time to time, but if you maintain a good rating as you have, I am sure it will go up again in no time. I just gave you some (+)'s!