Can you star your own posts?

I have just noticed probably the worst post ive ever seen on ATS, it was a 2 liner yet it had a star. Honestly, theres no way anyone else would have done it so im guessing you can star your own posts? Doesnt that take away the point of stars?

seems odd to me

No you cant.. Yes i tried for Ghits and Siggles..

Nope, I just guess absent minds think alike?

Wouldn't it be funny if it added to your post that you tried to star yourself.



[edit on 29-7-2008 by Azador]

reply to post by Azador



Ya cheater of the system.

I'm sure there's a few sock puppets here from time to time, and if they talk to themselves and praise themselves, they probably flag & star themselves.

I don't really get it, but I guess they feel better about themselves thanks to their self therapy.

reply to post by Azador


Lol, that would be brilliant

It could say "this muppet is craving attention and tried to star himself"

Originally posted by verylowfrequency
I'm sure there's a few sock puppets here from time to time

now that really made laugh

sock puppet is going to be my new insult of the day

reply to post by expatwhite


your posts cant be that bad that the only person that would star them is your self and anyone that you pay

I have searched but not found. What is the point of giving a post a star? Do you get extra points if starred? I have been doing it to show appreciation but was wondering if it had any other effect.

reply to post by Lebowski achiever


Thats the only reason, to show appreciation and to say, I agree with this idea.

Stars are a way for members to pat other members on the back. it's just a nice way to say thanks for contributing to our community.

I tried to star a post more than once and had an error message at the top left hand corner of the page. No doubt there are those here who are star groupies who star each others posts. This is probably more likely with threads though. "Um, noooo, you do me first."

It's not about the points, it's about the quality you bring to the site. This isn't yahoo answers.

[edit on 30-8-2008 by aleon1018]

No but you can flag yourself

Originally posted by Lebowski achiever
What is the point of giving a post a star?

I seem to recall in a recent thread a certain someone wondering where his star was?

There is a way, only because the way ATS is set-up. You can just create another account, and log in with the other account and star yourself and flag yourself. But, that is unethical isn't it.

Originally posted by zorgon
No but you can flag yourself

Seems kinda strange since I think flags are worth more than stars, but that's my opinion.

Anyways, flagging your own thread only gives you 1 flag (obvious enough), flagging your own thread only makes yourself look like your craving attention (unless your thread is genuinely good, you can flag your own thread IMO )

reply to post by jhill76


Against T&C to have two open accounts. I've seen people banned for it. Especially if they are using the accounts to gang up on someone, star themselves, etc.


reply to post by Monsterenergy791

I always flag my own threads. Of course it's good enough to flag. I wouldn't have bothered to write it otherwise. Plus it shows up in the "most recent threads I've flagged" column. Of course, you can tell that I flagged it myself when I have one flag and no stars.

Originally posted by zorgon

Originally posted by Lebowski achiever
What is the point of giving a post a star?

I seem to recall in a recent thread a certain someone wondering where his star was?

for what reason should you do that?
guess that is fishing for attention

Originally posted by orange-light
for what reason should you do that?
guess that is fishing for attention

No it was nothing like that... it was an inside joke relevant to the thread... you had to be there

Don't jump to conclusions

reply to post by jackinthebox


You flag your own threads???? WT?

You make me