On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:34:12 -0400, moink <theresa.robinson(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I REALLY
dislike this idea. And it has nothing to do with my
acknowledgement that I would
>never get one. This sounds like nothing
but a popularity contest that could lead to hurt feelings >and
facionalism.
Hmmm good point. My first thought was that this would spread
happiness and sunshine around but if it's competitive, well, it may
bring out the darker parts of people. So sad that we have to evaluate
it that way.
Even the simple Barnstar was readily abused by trolls and the
misguided (cf. User:Plato's treatment of the page User:Bird).