Seems people get bent out of shape about thread ratings (or maybe it's just me).
This naturally doesn't effect me (not making threads there), but I can see how people can anonymously rate rivals down etc and could see why people would be against the whole system. While I don't and assume other people don't really look at thread ratings when choosing a product, it can be annoying going from 5 stars to 3 stars just because someone feels to rate it badly.
I'll let DD know and get his view on it.
Thanks for your feedback.