Favstar.fm (Would anyone really mind if I shut the new and...)

zippybippy answered: I agree with Paxochka Please bring back the old system.

mac answered: No

13abovethenight answered: Don’t you dare :(

theblueeyedzombie answered: Deleting those boards would send a strong negative message that you don’t care about the “common” people who use & support your website.

thrustw0rthy answered: Tim, I’ve found a lot of great people on the new and rising boards, but can you tell us what’s really behind all these sweeping changes?

wordsworthinc answered: Is the sun still a star?

brainslush answered: Try it and see what happens. You can always change it back, right?

k2bf answered: I would miss them. Also, I want to add my thanks for creating the site to begin with.

hiimles answered: At least it would save me from ever having to look at the leaderboard ever again.

sleekgeek answered: yes yes yes! Keep them open! The funny fuckers are on there!

aka-lindsaylooo answered: What would be the point of the the site then?

momku answered: I would be sad to see them go. Unless you’re planning on creating a board for those of us with fewer than 20 stars. Then I would say HELL YES

paulymiller answered: Without celebrity, the new and rising boards are how those that consistenly make Popular got there. The best new talent are on New and Rising

oinkflap answered: Yes, but keep the popular board. How else will I know if teenage girls love Justin?

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paxochka answered: Wow… new and rising is where the better stuff is. Sometimes popular is only popular follower-wise. It’s not necessarily the best.

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legsandbacon answered: Honestly, the whole point of Twitter would almost be lost for me. I’m only starting to reach leaderboards. They’re fun and a big goal. VITAL!

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lookseemo answered: Agreed Joe. Totally agreed.

flyoverjoel answered: If you are trying to get more paid subscribers, the killing boards that gets new people interested hardly seems wise.

sucittam answered: I’m just gonna do a fuckload of drugs until I don’t know what a star is.

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think without those leaderboards...whole point of the site is lost. I think interest in...

joeschmitt answered: I would mind. I created a bookmark just so I can get to Rising from my phone.

xytrex answered: What is your ultimate goal here? If you’re trying to cater to the top 5% of users, go ahead. If you want to keep traffic up, I’d recommend no

goldengateblond answered: It would make it really hard for new people to get any traction, and I think it would create a lot of new cheaters.

annoyatron answered: Nah. Who cares? It’s just stars anyway.

pinktowels answered: I think the problem is that newer folks won’t get exposure. Plus, it takes practice to write good jokes that people respond to.

ungeziefer said: I think people would miss it. There’s a fair amount of participating users who only ever make it to those boards. I was going to suggest dropping the RT requirement for them but not Top (or staggering it), but it looks like you’re going the other way