Since I'm on this forum I figure I'll ask here.

I understand some threads are special, very informative, and deserve a gold star. That was more of a joke. Now for some seriousness. My real questions here are: What are the stars on some threads? How are they put there/earned?

These are the first forums I've ever been a part of so I'm still a bit new to pretty much anything to do with a forum. Ergo, no clue what these stars are for.