I had to do some research to find this one out. The 'stars' are intended to signify one of two categories of status.
- The "membergroup" a member is assigned to.
- The "number of posts" a member has made.
However, it appears they have not been adjusted since the forum was activated back in April. Currently, they primarily indicate membership roles, as they relate to Michigan Open Carry, Inc. membership:
- Administrator - five, large red stars
- MOC Board Members - five, normal yellow stars
- MOC Leadership - one, normal yellow star
- MOC Moderator - five, normal yellow stars
- MOC Member - three, normal yellow stars
This area needs some updates as some of our roles and members have changed.
Only one category was established for the number of posts, 'Newbie', with one, normal yellow star. Obviously, this area still needs some work to make it useful. I will add this to my "To-do" list.
Thanks for asking. I, too, have been curious about this.
Roy Sprunger
Forum Administrator
Michigan Open Carry, Inc.