Mike - I agree, to a point.
The reason I don't bother rating posts (we can't rate threads) is because I don't think there's any way to search or rank threads by Most Popular, number of stars, etc.
User ratings don't create a perfect ranking system, but in other forums, if I'm looking for info and a look at posts with a lot of thumbs up or 4-5 star ratings, I usually get pretty good info. So I suspect the same would could here.
In the "Unrated Abilities" thread, while I agree with you it seems to initial post / theory is wrong, the follow-up posts have some good info for those who want to get better at HBD. You, tec,and others showed how to find stats and then look at them vs. ratings to test theories. Good stuff for those who care.
The info in "Unrated Abilities" belongs in a category named something like - "Things That Might Win/Lose You 1 Game Every 2-5 Seasons". Good info in there, but the odds of it all coming together to impact you making the playoffs or not is very small. I think the number of thumbs up it would get would reflect that.
On the other hand, posts about pitcher control, pitch quality, how defense works (what you don't see in +/- plays), etc. are pretty important to getting off to an OK start in HBD or setting yourself up to lose for many more seasons than you need to as a newbie.
And there are other posts that highlight areas of the game where there different approaches that all yield reasonable results. The importance of pitch calling vs. C hitting, for example. In other forums, threads like those get high ratings, too.
None of this is going to happen. Just an idea. And sorry for hijacking the thread.