You get *.findthumb and *.discuss
findthumb is useless
discuss sends a post to sift talk. Good if you see spam or think a post should be looked at by other people.
gold is next and that opens the doors to all sorts of things:
http://www.videosift.com/starpower

In reply to this comment by hueco_tanks:
Thanks!
The comment stars have helped immensely (I like getting comments applauded better than anything honestly, there are some quality comments posted on the Sift and it it part of what I love about this site), along with an intense disgust with the republican party... which seems to be the general consensus... helps to be part of the majority when it comes to getting comments applauded.

Onward to... whatever the hell the next star is, gold I presume. I don't think I actually get any new useful privileges do I?

...keep burgling turds.

In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
Congrats on the silver star!

Congrats on the silver star!

Absolutely hilarious posting.
Thanks for sharing that!

In reply to this comment by hueco_tanks:
Not to take anything away from the joy of hearing Sarah Palin booed, but these people would boo... well... Santa.

•In 1999, fans jeered Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin as he lay on the field for 20 minutes, suffering from a neck injury that ended his career.

•That same year, fans threw D batteries at St. Louis Cardinals outfielder J.D. Drew, who held out for a year after the Phillies drafted him and eventually signed with the Cards instead.

•Matthew Scott, the only person in the United States to have received a hand transplant, was asked by the Phillies to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the team's home opener in 1999. The pitch, from his transplanted hand, dribbled over the plate. The fans booed.

•Eagles fans famously blasted Santa Claus with a shower of snowballs at halftime of a game as St. Nick circled helplessly around the field before stadium officials rescued him.

(source: http://www.nestofdeath.com/press/washTimes.html)

Guess I'm the first one to do this..

I just noticed you on the Sift and you seem like a nice enough fellow, both sifted-videos-wise and comments-wise. Keep it up, you're, akhem,

*adopts mysterious booming wizard voice*
"destined for great things, great things indeed..."
*fades away*

Cheers, Ed