Thread rating disable

[ShiroiRen]

Is there a way to get rid of this? Just asking because I'm sure that ones stuck with a bad rating affect the topic. If not well is there a way to hide it or stop others who don't like a particular person from being able to do damage to a topic like this, you know like an option on creating a topic via permission to set enable/disable topic rating like in YT?

I find it rude actually that when I make something then some creature comes along to stab it like that. Actually to admit, it's unfair.

[Sp-24]

Downvoted.

But, really, the point of the thread rating system eludes me, because the last thing it does is promote quality threads and shun low-quality ones. In PSO2 General especially, because ratings there mean the following:

1☆ - somebody asked about Asiasoft;
3☆ - Shunka and S-Roll nerf discussion (1☆ coming from Shunka users and 5☆ - from those who hate it, I assume);
5☆ - AIDA's topic.

[Nitro Vordex]

Stop making bad topics.

Though really, it's not that big a deal. Just someone taking a stab, oh well. Let them flaunt what little power they have.

[ShiroiRen]

I am asking moderators and administrators, not members.

[Sp-24]

Well, no wonder you get low ratings, with that attitude.

[Lostbob117]

I am asking moderators and administrators, not members.

No, you are asking everyone, since you posted this on a public board where anyone can post at.

[Sayara]

its a vbulletin feature that I havent access to alter.
It'd be te admin who can disable that feature. Not members.

[Arksenth]

Meh, I don't ever see anyone really rate as a regular thing, so the whole stars thing seems worthless and easily abused anyway because just one person can vote. Why does one of my threads in FKL even have 5 stars?

[gigawuts]

I've never considered the rating system to be at all reliable or indicative of anything except the spite/humor of a couple members, or the preference of a small number of members (maybe 20? 50?) in a particular community that even acknowledge the voting system's existence.

It might trend with thread quality, but not reliably enough to dismiss a thread over.

It's the same reason I ignore karma systems on forums.

Most people I know (i.e. literally everyone I've ever talked to about it) take those kinds of systems with a grain of salt in communities like this, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

[BIG OLAF]

I have literally never even looked at any of the 'thread ratings'. I don't think anyone does. It's just for trolling/humor purposes, more or less. It's not affecting anything.