What do those stars mean after subject lines in the archives?

Posted by Bookworm March 21, 2003In reply to What do those stars mean after subject lines in the archives? posted by al on March 20, 2003

What do those stars mean after subject lines in the archives?

I always took those stars as a rating of how well the given entry matches your search parameter(s).
(Where 4 stars meant that the entry was a good match).