Originally Posted by Analise
I already gave you an example. CG already stated that he sees nothing wrong with rating low a happy birthday thread simply because he doesn't like the person. CG doesn't dislike all of them; just some of them for personal reasons. So some people deserve a higher rating for threads wishing them a HB than others do??
That is his prerogative if that is the way he wishes to use the thread rating system in that fashion. He is one vote out of dozens that would rate the thread, and I think in the vast majority of cases, you'll find the high ratings would far outweigh the low ratings. It all gets washed out in the statistics as I explained earlier.
We're certainly not going to get to the point of "only allowing 5-star votes" because anything less is a negative statement. Reminds me of those "democratic countries" where the ballot has one name and you may vote yes or not vote and risk being shot.
[bit removed upon further consideration]
FewMiles..