In reply to Justin Tadlock.

Thats why we are releasing the scoring metrics for contribution. Not all sniffs are equal... some perhaps should only be run once... "So you did this thing, we recommend you fix it, but we're not gonna sting you for each time we see it in the code".

We do not wan't sniffs like "yoda" conditions for example to give a really good plugin a terrible score.

Also, the star rating is a concept from the design team. It could be badges, it could be broken down into categories. We're asking for feedback, so this is helpful.