In reply to Terence.

We all dislike the a-hole who has no idea of what he’s doing, blames the developer for the kahkah he’s landed his site in, and then gives the plugin a 1-star insult.

I challenge that with the following:

1) Maybe the instructions could be better? So many Plugin Authors make their instructions in their language instead of normal people language. Just like lawyers do legalese and IKEA does whatever the hell IKEA does that no one understands.

2) Plugin Authors need to stop being butthurt about 1-star reviews. So many Authors get defensive when low stars are given and act like people MUST give a 4 or 5 star reviews.
I have given 1 star reviews on themes that I have used. Not themes in the WordPress universe. Something similar to PHPBB universe.
I reduce my stars on the review when I don't see clear instructions from the author.

How does an author learn if everyone is kissing his/her rear end? I give honest review and stars.

For the record, the average I give is 3-4 stars. yes I did the math.