I'm sure there used to be a thumbs down icon...if there was I would have put it at the top of my post. I'm doubtful of the benefit of a rating system for posts.

How do you rate a post?

Whether it's about your type of boat? Well that's not much use to anyone else.

On the quality of the grammar and spelling? Who cares about that. It's hardly relevant to the content of the post.

Whether you agree with the post? That's not ranking a post but voting on whether you agree with it or not.

Whether it interests oneself? That is not useful to anyone else either. A post about fixing a hole in a fibreglass hull is of no use to me because I've got a timber boat but may be of great use to someone who has a hole in their Hobie.

Who can be bothered rating a post anyway? and would we want to take any notice of the opinion of someone who wanted to judge someone else's post in such a way.

I suggest removing the rating facilities.

Berthos.

PS. Thanks to Rick and Mary for providing a great forum for sailors. ***** (five stars)