A new feature has been added to Blogstream, the ability to "rate" a blog from 1-5 stars. 1 star being worst, 5 stars being best.

If you are logged in, a rating box will appear in the top right. Just click on the star you wish to rate the blog at. For example, if you rate the blog 4 stars out of 5, place your mouse on the 4th star and press the mouse button.

You should see the first 4 stars light up orange.

After a blog receives 20 ratings from 20 different members, the stars will show up blue to indicate the average rating given by members.

You can change your rating at any time by just clicking on a new star. Only your most recent rating counts (you cannot vote multiple times).

Currently if you rate a blog on one computer, and then visit blogstream from another computer, your old rating will not appear in orange in the stars. Do not worry, your rating is still recorded in the system, it is just not appearing on that computer. You can rate it again if you wish, but it is not necessary and will not do any harm. The last rating entered is stored in the web browser of the computer you used (for display purposes), but it is also recorded on our computers permanently.

Someone had asked me privately how to remove unwanted comments from their blog...

Make sure you are logged in. Then go to the blog post you want to remove comments from. There should be a little [del] link next to each comment. Click on that link and you will be given options to remove or delete the comment as well as an option to block the member from posting further comments on your blog.