what the heck is the 'star' ratings?

[deaf dunderkwac]

specifically... in Windows Media player.
I've never used it before, but someone suggested I 'view' a song with a particular viewer/patch thingy.
I opened up the library where I saw all my work catagorized with an 'automatic' ratings system of stars.
The silly part is I agreed with most of the ratings... (esp. the '2' stars pieces)
hmmmm...

[torhan]

By default, all items in Media Library are automatically given a rating of three stars. These auto ratings change based on the number of times the item is played. The three-star auto rating is also used when you click Unrated.

When you rate an item, that rating replaces the auto rating in the Rating column in Media Library. Your rating is listed as My Rating in the criteria for auto playlists. You can use both the Auto Rating and the My Rating criteria to create auto playlists.

A filled star indicates that the star is selected; an empty star indicates that the star is not selected.
If the Media Library database becomes corrupted, your files and most of the media information should remain intact. Rating and play count information may be lost because it is not stored in the files.
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[deaf dunderkwac]

hmmm, somebody else must be using *this* computer...
funny, my kids think all my music is crap... and my better half doesn't have access.

[ObiNeg]

These auto ratings change based on the number of times the item is played.

[deaf dunderkwac]

m guessing kids...