Who else dislikes the star rating system?

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Does anybody else wish they'd just get rid of the stars and ratings? I don't see what good it does, in fact I think it's harmful. When I first came to MyLot I would really wonder about people who had a very large post count but a very low star rating. I wondered what on earth kind of stuff they talk about to give them such a low rating, and I tended not to trust people like this. I have since learned, however, that if you post in controversial areas, like politics or religion, your rating is bound to take a beating no matter who you are or what you say. So many of the people with low ratings really aren't bad or out to cause trouble or anything, they just probably posts in politics or religion a lot. I spent several weeks prior to the election posting in politics and saw my rating go from a 10 to a low 8. I stopped posting there. I know a lot of people say "I don't care about my rating", but honestly, I do. I care about everybody's rating, because most people especially who are new are probably going to react the way I did when I was new. That's why I think ratings are damaging, and I would love to suggest to MyLot that they just get rid of them altogether. It's nice to have our post counts show because that tells everybody who's been around longer or more active, but the ratings and stars I see no point in. It's like a popularity contest, and it's completely unfair that some people rate negative just because they disagree with someone's politics or religion. The other side of the coin is that I think a lot of us - I know I'm guilty of this - simply forget to rate discussions positive when we like them. So if this were up to a vote, I'd vote to banish the rating system. Who else?