Actually, it was more than just one birthday thread - it was almost any thread started by a select few people. All birthday threads didn't have a single star rating, it was just those select few people. Those people also had most of their threads rated with a single star no matter where they posted - even in forums in which no other threads were rated at all. How do I know? Well, I noticed that a particular forum I visited had no thread ratings at all, except when a certain person posted something informative (nothing controversial). I then searched on all of the threads started by this poster. Guess what? Every single thread had a single star. I then checked another poster - same thing.

So yes, something was going on. Yes, it's a d@mned shame that some people carry grudges on an IBB (for years, it seems). It's entertainment, not life. It's just sad to have to see this type of childish behavior and I, for one, am happy the feature was turned off just so these kiddies can't get their cyber-jollies.

Just like the reputation fiasco, a few people that get off on chasing others around & causing trouble ruined it for the rest of us.