Includes a rating which does not represent the quality of the package
Gets outdated quickly
I think someone started including stargazers to the list and the rest just kept doing it too. (Me included) However imo there are more downsides to this.
Most people will submit their packages pretty early with a low stargazers count. After some time they may have way more stargazers but the list does not update.
Which leads to the second point, that stargazers mostly introduce a rating of the package. More stargazers = more people liking the package = better package. However this is not true. So packages which are older and submitted with more stargazers, will mostly get more attention.
By removing the stars, we make all packages equal.
As the list is in a cleanup / review state, I would like to propose, to remove the stars / stargazers.
I think someone started including stargazers to the list and the rest just kept doing it too. (Me included) However imo there are more downsides to this.
Most people will submit their packages pretty early with a low stargazers count. After some time they may have way more stargazers but the list does not update.
Which leads to the second point, that stargazers mostly introduce a rating of the package. More stargazers = more people liking the package = better package. However this is not true. So packages which are older and submitted with more stargazers, will mostly get more attention.
By removing the stars, we make all packages equal.
/discuss ☕