On github (gist) what is the star-button used for?
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On github::gist what is the star-button used for?
For example here: https://gist.github.com/1372818
I have 3 Buttons in the headline, they are
edit download (un)star
With the last one changing from star to unstar. My first idea was: Upvote system. But I can star my own code, and I didn't mention some star appearing somewhere.
Next idea: a favorite, a bookmark. I can select 'starred gists' but the page came up even before I starred it.
Reading the Help didn't let me find something about 'star', and the searchbox is for searching in code, in pages - not to search the helppages of github::gist.
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