What do the gold stars on my profile when I post mean?
The stars are meant to be a rating system of sorts. You have 5 stars because you haven't been here long enough to get anyone's shorts in a wad; be certain, you will. If you click on your profile and pass the curser over your stars, you can see how many people have rated you. If you have one rating for 5 stars that is what will show in your posts until someone else rates you 1 star, then you'll get the average of your total rates.
The real answer to your question is that the stars don't mean nuthin'. Welcome to the Doublegun board, love my Huskies, a 51 and a 310...Geo
