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Stars?

They're finally gone.

Dark sky law.

reply to bjf123
Read some of the threads here -- »What happened to our Posting Tags?

justin has just changed the site styles again

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said by removed:

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They're finally gone.

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said by bjf123:

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And just as I was closing in on going green!

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The stars were really limiting as they only showed up to level 8. Now you can see where you truely rank. Plus since they have stopped spinning they looked like pentagrams anyhow.
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reply to bjf123
This sudden disappearance of the stars should really come as no surprise. I remember reading a thread in which Justin posted an ominous comment alluding to the probability that the stars would soon be going bye-bye entirely. He was, I believe, speaking to the uproar that was raised when the stars quit spinning. So if anyone knows when that was... that's when the first warning "shot was fired across the bow", so to speak. Actually, I'm kinda surprised it took this long for them to be discontinued.

I'm still trying various searches, but so far no luck.

Is this the post you are looking for?

»Re: I quite like this one

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Is this the post you are looking for?

»Re: I quite like this one

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reply to skj
Nope... it was/is much older than that... I've just spent the past hour or so going through old Feature Request postings.... the stars quit spinning somewhere around the 1st of Dec. 2003... I need to check some of the other forums. It's driving me nuts, because I know I read it, and now I can't find it. I just remember Justin strongly hinting that stars were not long for this world, sitewise that is.

reply to bjf123
Perhaps Justin could make the stars an option in "I see people". Perhaps even a choice between static and spinning. Just as I prefer an analog speedometer to a digital, and a clock with hands to one with digits, I prefer seeing the graphical stars rather than the numeric level. Faster and easier for my brain to process.

reply to bjf123
I finally found it... read Justin's comments on stars!!!
Get rid of blue stars

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Re: Stars?

My guess would be that if you change your forum prefs at all and cause the server to update... that will probably go away. Or Justin & Co. just haven't gotten around to making those programming changes, yet! I wouldn't expect that situation to remain too much longer.

The preview there should reflect what is actually visible, but with the onset of I See People, you don't control what other people can see, except maybe, in the default view.

In any case... I think it's a short-lived phenomenon. I wouldn't count on it being that way in a week or two.

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said by drake:

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said by bjf123:

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And just as I was closing in on going green!

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You can view your Stars right here in the Forum Preferences Page, also it seems we are going by "Levels" now, you are now at level (7).

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said by rideboarder:

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Levels don't help much since regular members can't see them....

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said by drake:

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said by rideboarder:

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Levels don't help much since regular members can't see them....

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I just realized he's a member, no problem...will $10.00 do to go premium? And to support BBR?

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said by rideboarder:

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but it isn't really worth it now that the blue star is gone (bad excuse i know )

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