Patrick,
This has been brought up before but I thought I would rehash it since nobody has really pushed for it lately. I think a lot of the malcontent with the state of the website has alot to do with the quality of the threads as well as the content of the posting within them (and arguably, the posters themselves). People are a little wary to trust what is being posted, despite the "gold star" system you've implemented.
So if I may suggest again the plus or minus point system where each member can vote on whether or not another member's post or response was helpful to them, it may help those actually looking for advice to weed through the BS.
Another option may be that only gold star users and the original poster him/herself can vote on the helpfulness of the post, that way you can have a better sample set. Just a thought.
I really like the second option where gold star users can rate the quality of a post. Then everyone can trust what's being said.
I would go for the second option as well, since there are a lot of idiots that will give minus points just to do it.. I've seen it on other forums a million times.
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