Star stats wrong on some people?

I see many members with an unlikely amount of stars, like this guy/gal with a whopping 16 million stars and an average of 1364 stars per post - the guy only has 120 threads, there must be some mistake or bug or something?!

-MM

Fluke many years ago.

a reply to: MerkabaMeditation

Those are the ATS politicians. We discussed that long ago here, evidently there was some sort of glitch so they gave the old timers lots of stars and flags because their stuff did not transfer from what I was told....told this from someone with lots of stars and flags. Hmmm.....being a conspiracy site should I actually believe a moderator with mega stars and flags? I did anyway, it really doesn't matter.

If this place shuts down I will lose all my stars... I'll be depressed for a whole day and may have to get drunk that night.

a reply to: MerkabaMeditation

I think it was an old bug where you could re-star as many times as you cared to refresh the page. Anyone with an average of 1600 stars per post is obviously a member during that period.

Around 500 Members affected (I think) 🎭

a reply to: MerkabaMeditation
I heard that it was a bug in the star-counting process, only applicable to members from one period, in which some figure gets multiplied instead of being added.

a reply to: xuenchen

Oh was a migration bug then? I dunno why in my head it was a site bug.

a reply to: MerkabaMeditation
Blew up a couple-5 yrs back...sooner. We had a newbie w like 32 posts or so, member under a month...

Guy had like 87,000,000,000 kbillion stars!!!😁

a reply to: MerkabaMeditation

There are a couple of members that post daily since 2005... no matter how many stars they get per post. It never registers. Still shows X amount of stars, flags and trophies and will never increase.

I love when people get all upset over stuff like this.

originally posted by: MerkabaMeditation
I see many members with an unlikely amount of stars, like this guy/gal with a whopping 16 million stars and an average of 1364 stars per post - the guy only has 120 threads, there must be some mistake or bug or something?!

-MM

Septic Overboard made a boo-boo, a redistribution of stars to god knows.

a reply to: MerkabaMeditation

In the past when I got "applause' from the staff, I could've sworn it went to stars but I could be wrong because it doesn't do that now.

a reply to: MerkabaMeditation

It's a bug that affects older accounts.

I know how it happens but I'm not going to say it publicly to avoid people doing it on purpose.

Website is on life support and people still worry about stuff like this?

a reply to: ArMaP

Oh...so that's what happened! Thanks 4 the info.

originally posted by: MerkabaMeditation
I see many members with an unlikely amount of stars, like this guy/gal with a whopping 16 million stars and an average of 1364 stars per post - the guy only has 120 threads, there must be some mistake or bug or something?!

-MM

HA! Never thought I'd be the example for the excessive stars glitch debate.

That said, isn't it obvious? I'm a wizard

originally posted by: ArMaP
a reply to: MerkabaMeditation

It's a bug that affects older accounts.

I know how it happens but I'm not going to say it publicly to avoid people doing it on purpose.

Every man has his price... now let's go for a walk and have a chat. LOL!!!

The biggest conspiracy theory, in ATS history...

"Stargate"

Screw Daniel Jackson, screw Jack Oneill... someone's egos are getting stroked, more than mine...

We need "Titanius Anglesmith, Fancy Man of Cornwood" to sort this all out...

I thought it was because everybody loves me.