Id give them a higher star rating because the website is quite informative, but through a past known experience with them, I cant give them anything higher. Years ago, when I was 18 years old, I had a 16 year old friend who had an application issue that couldnt be solved and there werent solutions elsewhere. Made an account on TechSpot, asked nicely through the forums, and before the post received even three responses, a troll user claimed he was able to hack, therefore, the thread was locked and closed.
Some time later, coincidentally, but not connected NOR was TechSpots fault, my friends personal information was compromised. At 16 years old, with no bank accounts, no actual ID, no credit information, someone still decided to use her home number and physical address to harass her with subscriptions, phone calls about debt, loans, and sometimes even adulted rated content. Her username used on TechSpot was hijacked and used elsewhere on other websites to leave fake rude messages, responses and reviews for various products.
When my friend KINDLY asked in the TechSpot forums, if theres a way to remove her account for security reasons, they couldve simply told her no, because the account was created using an old forum/bulletin platform that doesnt have the option to remove accounts. Instead, not only were the Mods condescending, but downright rude.
When we decided to go on another website to see if theres a way for account removal on websites, we did NOT once badmouth TechSpot, only mentioned it as one of the websites. Yet, a TechSpot mod that, so happened to be on that website, saw the question, then copied and pasted it back to TechSpot forums. S/he then left a response under it basically stating my friend is an idiot and allowed others to join the conversation. The mod embarrassed and bullied a 16 year old over something this petty and practically doxxed an underaged girl.
Some time later, a few more users asked for account removal for whatever reason. The users asked why it wasnt an option. I stepped in just suggesting a better platform for the future, and the mods basically called me "a moron despite having a college education". I was so done. I logged out and never went back to this website again. Bottomline, these Mods have the privilege to be nasty to people, while sitting behind a computer screen meanwhile, they probably get trolled by 14 year olds on League of Legends daily.