What does the star beside our name denote?

Sweet, It is a tricky question, which many members wish to know how our reputation is calculated and how we are awarded stars. It is only know to mylot, they apply some yardsticks to calculate a member's reputation here. This repuation normally goes up, as the member countiunes to participate in discussions, however, in some cases it is lowered also by mylot. What I gather from my experience is - (i) you need to post quality responses and discussions for gaining a higher reputations. (ii) YOu need to rate each and every response to your discussions and vice versa (more positive rating you receive from others, more would be chances of your higher reputation). (iii)Always be polite and courteous while posting your replies and make counter comments on the replies received, this will help you attain a higher ratings. Best of Luck to you! Deepak

Those stars are determenid by other posters on mylot there are 3 buttons next to all of your discussions + - and ! to rate you postive, negative or turn you in for breaking the rules. When you post a good quality discussion or answer otehr posters will rate you + if you post a discussion that does not really have much to it you will be given a negative. The highest star you can get is a 10 the lowest is a 1. To get a higher reputation you need to post good quality posts and responses.