Github: What does the "Gold Star" next to my repository (in Explore page) mean?

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1 point by karangoeluw 241 days ago | comments

On the (https://github.com/explore/week) page, my repo's been on top of weekly list for a while now, and today, I started seeing a star next to it.

http://i.imgur.com/0q7JCYU.png

Not on any other repo, and only in the weekly listing. Hovering over the star, I see this:

http://i.imgur.com/GilEHdt.png

What does this star mean, and why is this there??

georgebonnr 241 days ago | link

It means that it's, well, starred. I assume it's like a favorite. The button to star / unstar a repo is in the the top right hand corner of a repo's page. https://github.com/georgebonnr/learn_the_ruby

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karangoeluw 240 days ago | link

Oh yeah. It shows only because:

1. It belongs to me. 2. I've star'd the repo.

Seems like a new "feature" they rolled out.

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georgebonnr 240 days ago | link

Why "feature" in quotes? You don't think it's useful? You can star other peoples' repositories as well, which is where it seems to be more helpful.

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karangoeluw 240 days ago | link

By "feature", I meant showing a star on the Explore page, not the starring feature itself.

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