It’s a long story, I’m afraid…
Don
I know where he is quite an active poster now.
But that information is classified 
Oh Yea,I wouldn’t want Odessa to hunt me down,or Skorzeny
I get it Milairjunkie, the guy infront of you behind the scenes runs the program on automatic while changing gears to ensure said program is not publishied but for everyone to know, however I heard the laughing dog made a mess in the garage which put him on the top of the bottom list making way for the middle man who was actually the front runner to become dead last. Sorry had to try, maybe i’ll get another star some day.
Nutshell! [Y]
Or Bombshell? [N]
…same as he said…[;)]
… or Mossad, MI6, CIA, KGB, SPECTER…
Spectre?
ya mean something like a mini-Manny?
I always thought Manny might have been lurking on this Forum under a different name- or is that not possible if you are banned ? (Tell the truth, I cant even remember if he was banned, or left of his own accord) Manny was a fine modeller, just a bit tactless with his critiques of others work, IMO. (anyone remember the T-34 with snow covering ?- Manny really unloaded on the guy, said his snow was @%$#, and asked whether the tank had driven through a Moscow bakery and was actually covered in flour ?- stuff like that) I’ve noticed that a few entry level-modellers have disappeared off the forum since then, and I put it down to ruthless (unhelpful) critiques by Manny and others. There are certainly less flame wars here now than when I joined 7 years ago- but unfortunately you lose some personalities in the process.
Wirraway - I was going to say something related but it’s best I left it alone. 
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To bring the actual reason the thread was started , i had no idea how to recieve or get different colors on thre stars that appeared next to the avitar, i see that i now have four stars all grey, and from the info given here i’m proud of that. I try to only post on things i’m knowledgeable about or can contribute positive feedback so the stars i have earned are for being a positive part of this community, if they never change color i’m cool with that. Just having a little fun.
I dunno about you guys but, after all that has been said, I really think pordoi deserves some more strudel.[^o)]
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As for the star topic, anyone been here long enough to know if that aspect of forum membership was initiated from the beginning or adapted over time?
More strudel? Danke, Herr Hogan and Corporal LeBeau! [t$t]
As for the content of this thread, it’s all been in good fun but I think that the title of the thread sums it up pretty well…
Don
As far as the stars go, that was something that was revamped in the latest forum change a few years back. At one point before then, the members actual post count was displayed, as well as a physical location (which could be quite helpful when making recommendations as not all folks here are able to access Michaels, Hobby Lobby, etc.)Anyways the stars were part of the last forum upgrade and their actual meaning is more arcane now. It was explained when asked about by the mods & admin types, but being such an important subject, I of course immediately forgot all that was explained…
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Oh yes, I forgot about rating the posts with stars… and yeah, there were tons of one word posts just to inflate certain members post counts. And yes, some folks here are best left on their own. Real life has enough challenges to elevate my blood pressure. A hobby website does not need to add to that. Like the title here says, nothing important…
As long as I’m a 5-silver star general, who cares. I’ll get my gold star(s) eventually. LOL!
Good thing this place never gave out medals for everything.[^o)]
Everyone would look like old Soviet veterans at a May Day parade…[whstl]