What up with the stars with numbers in front of names here?

United States
July 30, 2009 6:38pm CST
I'm new, and need an explanation. I dont get it. I wanna gold star, lmao! nahh. jkjk I just wanna know why its there and what it represents.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Jul 09
The stars are our reputation that we receive from other users when we respond to discussions. If you get positive ratings then you get a star with a high number, and if you get negative ratings you will get a low numver in your star. You don't get a star until you get to 100 posts. Then and only then will you see what your rating will be. If you look carefully, next to each response there is a plus sign and a minus sign. That is what users use to rate others. I give positive ratings mostly. I don't gie negative unless a user puts a referral link in the disucssion, as that is against the rules. Just do the best you can, post quality and you will get a star with a high number in it. I hope that this has helped you understand the ratings in here. Good luck to you and happy mylotting.