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Title: stars in signature?
Post by: TechnoGeek on June 15, 2009, 01:15:04
what is this thing --> :hiddenstar: ?
i see it in some people's sigs and have never understood what they are.
could someone tell me what they are?
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: googoogjoob on June 15, 2009, 01:33:58
They are "hidden stars". Traditionally, when one forum member does something exceptional for another forum member, the second member publicly awards the first with a star to signify that they are a nice person.

Of course it's possible to pack your sig with them even if you aren't awarded them, but that'd be rather dishonest, I think.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: LPChip on June 15, 2009, 09:43:18
People have given me stars too in the past, but I don't need to express them in order to know that I'm being appreciated. C)
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Miss Paula on June 15, 2009, 11:49:04
Once again this question. XD

It's the player's "character" from the third secret game of Within a Deep Forest, btw. That game's called "Hidden", so the icon's name is rather obvious, I guess.

As far as I remember, a member called (Rosha)Josh started with giving out stars. Mostly for fun, it's not like an official award thingy you can gain by doing any fixed thing. Which mostly is because it was never the intention for people to have special status symbols, rather the idea was that people on this forum are all equally worthy. Yay idealism.

Anyways, just speaking for myself, I got some most actually all of my stars for rather silly reasons, but put them all up in my signature because I just think they're pretty. :P

Spoiler: the reasons I actually remember (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Shawnachu on June 15, 2009, 14:52:32
Reading the extremely small print about stars on the old forum?  :P2

Seriously, someone should copy that over.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Dandelion on June 15, 2009, 17:04:07
Quote from: Miss Paula on June 15, 2009, 11:49:04
  • being a girl
I thought that OMG GURL ON TEH INTERWEBS thing only happend on sites like Gamefaqs that have no class. XD
And I looked for the topic with the small print, found a link, but it was broken. As far as I know, the topic is gone.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Purple Pineapple on June 15, 2009, 18:02:12
Paula's setting a bad example.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: LPChip on June 16, 2009, 09:47:28
No. Paula merelly is being honest ;) It wasn't her idea to get rewarded for being a girl C)
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Dynamite on June 16, 2009, 10:54:10
Well, as a matter of fact, I'm a girl to!

Now gimme star   X)

lol jokes.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: googoogjoob on June 16, 2009, 12:15:03
Quote from: Dynamite on June 16, 2009, 10:54:10
Well, as a matter of fact, I'm a girl to!

Now gimme star  >(

This would work better if your profile didn't already say "male".
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: LPChip on June 16, 2009, 12:40:02
Quote from: Dynamite on June 16, 2009, 10:54:10
Well, as a matter of fact, I'm a girl to!

Now gimme star  >(

This is really disrepectfull. Please read the Official Forum Rules.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Dynamite on June 17, 2009, 07:51:17
I read through the rules and didn't read anything about using "angry" sarcasm. I would edit the post and make it sound how I wanted it to sound, I didn't mean to be disrespectful.  ;)
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: LPChip on June 17, 2009, 10:43:07
The only way to ensure that people understand that its sarcasm, is by using the right smily. In your case, it looked more real than sarcastic. But you've edited your post it seems. Lets get back to the topic.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Dandelion on June 17, 2009, 16:38:37
Sorry, I didn't mean to start an argument. :oops: I just thought it was funny that Paula got a star from someone for being a girl.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Evil on June 17, 2009, 18:07:36
That also means we get :hiddenstar: for being boys.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: LPChip on June 17, 2009, 18:18:19
Quote from: Evil on June 17, 2009, 18:07:36
That also means we get :hiddenstar: for being boys.

No it doesn't mean that. You only get a :hiddenstar: if someone rewards you with one for whatever reason. Not because you fit a criteria, you suddenly get a star.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: BloxMaster on June 17, 2009, 18:24:42
People can award you with a star for any reason, but you don't gain a star automatically for 'being something'. Paula probably got hers for being one of the rare 'girls' on the forum, and someone thought she should get one for that. So she did. But you aren't likely to get one for being a boy. Anyway....hasn't this topic been more or less answered? It's trailing fairly off-topic...
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Evil on June 17, 2009, 18:39:13
I think we should have rules&guidelines for :hiddenstar:
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: googoogjoob on June 17, 2009, 18:54:21
The stars are totally informal. Having rules would start to get into like some people having higher "status" than others, which is avoided on this forum (for example, postcounts are deliberately de-emphasized).
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: Razzorman on June 17, 2009, 20:24:26
Well said goog. Have a :hiddenstar:.
Title: Re: stars in signature?
Post by: LPChip on June 17, 2009, 21:48:37
The topic has answered, and I see it turning more and more into spamming.

I'm locking this to prevent worse.