This makes sense re old posts. Thanks for pointing to a valid use.
Inside my brain, I feel especially susceptible to anything that acts like Internet Points, and that little star was triggering the itch. Without the star there, I click less often on my username to see how many Internet Points I got. (I was also clicking on the star even when I knew there was no new information there!) Removing the star removed some of the emotional immediacy.
This makes sense re old posts. Thanks for pointing to a valid use.
Inside my brain, I feel especially susceptible to anything that acts like Internet Points, and that little star was triggering the itch. Without the star there, I click less often on my username to see how many Internet Points I got. (I was also clicking on the star even when I knew there was no new information there!) Removing the star removed some of the emotional immediacy.