karatan, have you ever heard the old saying "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"?
honestly, criticism is good whether negative or positive, but you take it way too far. You are proving yourself to be the kind of person that this [VERY] small detail is supposedly going to bring.
I see no problem in rewarding those who genuinely help people, and thats not because i have my 2 stars. in fact, i thought it was a mistake (fancy that
) i can tell you this for sure:
if i was new to the community, and asked a question on the forums, i would be happy to know who was giving me an answer, someone who knows what they're talking about, or someone who just thinks they know.
and you know what else? these stars truly make me feel no different. if i had no stars i would be just as happy.
you say that the admins sound like broken records, but i only see you mumbling the same things over and over again.
dmakatra has the same belief as you, as do a few others, but i have no problem with them, because they
POLITELY stated their feelings and the subject, while
RESPECTING those of others. perhaps you should try to learn a little from them about behaving yourself