Hi!
I think that is a very practical option, and user-friendly for guests!
I will think about implementing something like that, as well.
Since first posting, I have experienced limited success in educating anyone -- in my situation, I may not always cross paths with guests early enough or often enough to have a "conversation" about the rating system.
And the material I have left with the welcome packet may be bypassed or forgotten -- at any rate, I have not noted any change, and I still have the occasional host who has an idea of the rating matching the hotel star system, rather than the AirBnB one, despite it all --and leaves a poor rating along with complaints on small matters that could have been addressed to their satisfaction had they asked (eg, needing an extra towel, or finding milk in the fridge for breakfast.)
I now send a note within 24h of arrival asking if all is OK and reiterating my availability should they need anything or have questions.
Which I think is good and appreciated but many. But I still get the guest who voices a need (and leaves less stars) AFTER they have left.
Interestingly, I have noticed that whenever I receive a review objections about something (anything), the stars for location come as 3 instead of the usual 5 of a satisfied guest. And this happens in only 1 of my 3 rooms, which are all in the same house, and therefore the same location!
So, I have an average of 4.9 stars for location in 2 of my rooms (the ones that are larger and priced slighty higher), but of just 4.6 (= TERRIBLE for AirBnB, so I get warnings) for the 3rd room, which happens to be smaller (described as such!, and priced lower!). But all 3 rooms are in exactly the same location, of course, so this can't possibly reflect an objective view.
Isn't that interesting? My current hypothesis is that a) guests are probably not as happy in the relatively smaller room (even though that's the room they chose, and the one they knew they would get), and that b) whenever a guest is in general not as happy, they tend to give less stars even for things not directly related to their experience, like the location they chose.
Unfortunately, I can't test my hypothesis.
But anyway, I simply think by now that the star system is flawed and skewed.
And it is absurd that AirBnB presses me to improve my location for the room that gets 4.6 location starts, which is the same location that gets 4.9 stars by guests booking the other 2 rooms! The location can't be 4.6 and 4.9 rated at the same time.
So I am resigned to lose SuperHost status to any artifact of this artifactual system at any point, through no fault of my own, and with no control over it.
BTW, I loved a recent post in this thread showing a colorful chart illustrating the AirBnB start system. An image is more powerful than anything else, specially if it's fun (making everybody at ease).
I will try that next: the colourful and fun chart ,with a few star-shaped stickers on the desk or bed.
Will report back in a few months!
Gina