That's not what it says on the tin...

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

This thread is about thread ratings. This system attracts a queer response from Barrowdowners, at least in my view.

First of all, does anyone do it? I admit that I've only done it about 4 or 5 times in my 3 years here.

I especially wonder why certain threads have, what seems to me like, bizarre ratings.

There is a thread called The Eagles in the movies section which is essentially a duplicate thread, and it is rated with 5......bones, is it? I think they're bones. Anyway, for anyone who has not actually looked at it, it's a 5-star thread.

Alternatively, there is a thread from a while back called PJ's Sauron which is an absolute riot and very funny indeed, rated with 1 bone for some reason.

The point of the bones is so that people with only a few minutes to spare can safely ignore those threads rated with 1 or 2 bones, which are meant to be of poor quality. But this is just not working properly.

So what? Should we campaign to get everyone to rate every thread they devote some time to? Please share your thoughts. And any answers about that Sauron thread.