Query: Star Rating Usage

(Added: I see it's been 18 months since I settled on the now "old" system.)
There are seven ratings in the built-in star rating system: Rejected, Un-rated, and 1- to 5-star. Do you use all of them? What specifically do they signify?
I'm about to change my long-used rating system in my personal Library. I had used 1- and 2-star to indicate "saves" and "best of" in a Stack of similar Images while I culled those stacked Images for the one to develop. I stopped stacking similar Images (to avoid the confusion with Version Stacks, which I use continuously), and so have not used 1- and 2-star ratings for many months. My ratings had been limited to 3-, 4-, and 5-star, which I used to rate Images per project (keep, good, best). For Library-wide ratings, I used Keywords (mostly "Portfolio").
Working to renew my portfolio(s) has caused me to rethink this. I am now likely to bump down my ratings, and make 5-star = "Portfolio". Like so:
★
Keep
There are often Images I keep but won't develop. This let's me know I've decided to keep them, and that I shouldn't delete them. (Example: excellent composition, misplaced focus.)
★★
Good for Project
These have a potential use within the Project. In essence: development potential.
★★★
Superior in Project
Develop these! Will likely be used.
★★★★
Portfolio Nominee
These I want to consider adding to my Portfolio. I actually keep several portfolios, distinct by genre, or sometimes type (Grayscale flowers, for instance). This is a Library-wide rating.
★★★★★
Portfolio Selection
These won't be marked in the Projects, but rather in the Smart Albums that collect developed nominated Images. This, too, is a Library-wide rating.
Imported Images are unrated. Then, on a per-Project basis, they get either rejected, or rated 1-, 2-, or 3-star. Developed Images which are exceptional get bumped to 4-star status. I have Smart Albums that collect all 4-star Images by genre. From here I will upgrade Images to 5-star (= "in Portfolio"). Or from the 5-star Smart Album, I'll downgrade ones to 4-star when needed.
Before I implement this system, I like to hear how you use the built-in star ratings. Thanks in advance .

Kirby,
I like your list and the categories you have chosen for the ratings i.e. the clear distinction of ratings within project and portifolio.
My use of (final) ratings is similar, but I did not put in so precise words as you did. My ratings change over and over again, while I am working with the images.
During the first few month, while I am still working solely on one project, all ratings are relative to the project.
When first browsing the images the ratings are quick and intuitive:
Reject (techically bad,delete immediately),
1 - (techically bad, but keep, wait and see, if it is not the only picture of the bear, the lion, or a very special moment),
2 - o.k., but boring,
3 - o.k., and there is something I like, needs a lot of work
4 - great picture, but there is a still better one, keep it for the screen saver for variety
5 - wow - I like it the first time I see it, show it off in collections
Usually the really good images start off with the rating 5 and are downgraded, when I see more pictures and have looked closely at details. This is the phase, when I use stacks of similar images. Redundant images in the categories 1, 2, or 3 will be deleted, many 5s will be downgraded to 4. Continue, until all stacks of similar images only contain one image.
When I start to use the new images in library wide projects and compare them to other images, I downgrade more 5s to 4s, start to use version stacks, and all other rating is done by using keywords: slideshow, weg gallery, book, screensaver, wallpaper
Regards
Léonie

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