Forum:Ratings and User Count

And back I am... I realize that you have means (mostly templates) of rating each others work by points/stars but I found no rules about how to apply and understand them. (not technically though, I understand how it's done) Is there some unwritten law about the ratings and how much does it mean to you (as an author) to get them? Is written criticism more important?

I also realized the users list counts 480.000 Users but I guess that's for the whole of the Wikia Wikis. Are there any numbers specifically for this wiki? Thanks for taking the time! --Yodahome 12:51, 19 June 2008 (UTC)