The ratings thing for OP posts

Hi. I'm maybe slow to pick up on something presumably new - since the forum upgrade - and must admit I find it a bit confusing. And, with respect for the good intentions, not a  great idea.

It's the ratings thingy (with 1-5 stars) for thread-starters' first posts. For those of us who've been here a while, we're not used to assigning a score - we either do a +1 response if we like something or are acknowledging that we appreciate the time taken to write it, or we don't, usually due to forgetfulness rather than hinting at comparative lack of worth or anything remotely like it! 

So, for one post - and perhaps the most crucial (bravest) post. the one that gets the ball rolling- to be singled out for anything from an implied 'loved it' to 'must do better' to 'this was sub-par' - without the later posts getting the same degree of collective judgement imposing a score feels... uncomfortable. I think there's probably accidental implied (but not actual) condemnation as well, as I saw a thread just now (the one that inspired me to raise the issue) where someone new had courageously made first contact via starting a thread but had been awarded an average 'one out of 5' - again, more by accident I suspect than as the result of any unimpressed reader(s)! But if anyone was feeling a little nervous and tentative as a first time poster.... you see my point here I think.

The best I could do to assist was click on the full five to average the score out to a 2.5, but the fact that such a rating system is there for OPs', er, OPs is regrettable. I wonder would it be possible to have it changed please, mods? No offence made, just a suggestion for a more friendly climate for new members especially...