(Disclosure: 1) I’ve been a full-time professor at Boston University for the past 5 1/2 years; 2) I’ve never voted on RateBU.com.)

From Wednesday’s Boston Globe:

Website lets BU women be rated; many object

A new website allowing Boston University students to rate the attractiveness of female classmates has sparked an outcry on campus, including a public condemnation from the school’s student union.

RateBU.com allows users with a BU e-mail address to create an account and upload photos of BU women to be voted on by other users. The creator of the site was inspired by the founders of Facebook, and the site suggests users upload pictures from Facebook for rating.

When users go to a voting page, they are prompted to click one of two photos that appear side by side, seemingly at random, to indicate which of the two BU females is “hotter.’’ Results of that voting process apparently determine a top 25 ranking list.

Wednesday’s Boston Herald had . . . nothing.

(Although the hardworking staff feels a Page One photo illustration coming on.)

Back to RateBU: The Globe piece said 731,139 votes had been cast on 388 girls since last Friday. According to RateBU at 1 a.m. on Thursday, 1,534,041 votes had been cast on 813 women.

That’s progress?

Yes, according to RateBU guru Justin Doody, a 20-year-old BU sophomore who promises more fun ‘n’ games on the website:

After popular demand a section for rating guys will be added, so you can stop emailing me about it. You have to give me some time to finish it though, I am still trying to perfect the current system!

Just updating everyone that something big is coming soon! It will calm the critics and improve the site. Stay tuned

Hey, we’re all for improving the site.

And ratcheting up the scrutiny of one Justin Doody while we’re at it.