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Dan Brumleve comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8364)http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8364#Comment_83642010-08-16T02:38:50-07:002018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00Dan Brumlevehttp://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/341/
Zev Chonoles, thanks now I understand how it works! But I think that if you favorite your own question that should not appear in the publicly-visible count.
Zev Chonoles comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8362)http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8362#Comment_83622010-08-16T01:15:01-07:002018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00Zev Chonoleshttp://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/123/
There's no downfavorite - it's binary, i.e. either you've favorited a question or you haven't (clicking the star once favorites a question, clicking it again undoes it). Although you will always have ...
Dan Brumleve comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8361)http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8361#Comment_83612010-08-16T00:54:35-07:002018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00Dan Brumlevehttp://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/341/
One difference I have since learned is that I can favorite my own question with a star but I cannot upvote it. Also I can downvote but I don't know how to downfavorite. Can everyone who can vote ...
Zev Chonoles comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8360)http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8360#Comment_83602010-08-16T00:43:52-07:002018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00Zev Chonoleshttp://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/123/
As described in point 6 of http://mathoverflow.net/tips, the star icon is for favoriting questions so that you can return to them conveniently - the number you see underneath the star is the number ...
Dan Brumleve comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8357)http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8357#Comment_83572010-08-15T23:11:53-07:002018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00Dan Brumlevehttp://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/341/
Sorry if this is in a FAQ. What does it mean when there are stars with numbers by a question? This question I asked ...