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Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:17 am
by CloakedGooner
Ok so only just noticed that just to the left of thread titles, there is a little icon. Most are circles with horizontal lines in the middle. Some icons the lines are scrolling up and some the lines don't move. And other times the icon is shaped like a lightbulb.
Why? Does anyone know the difference between these and why different threads have different icons? I would just like to know
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:25 am
by northbank123
Shaped like a light bulb means it's a 'sticky' - stays at the top.
I believe lines are scrolling when somebody is reading that particular thread.
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:30 am
by CloakedGooner
northbank123 wrote:Shaped like a light bulb means it's a 'sticky' - stays at the top.
I believe lines are scrolling when somebody is reading that particular thread.
Thanks dude!
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:57 pm
by Red Snapper
Do they have a star in the icon if you have personally contributed to the thread? If the icon is a padlock then the stasi have decided to end the debate and locked it
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:12 pm
by StuartL
Red Snapper wrote:Do they have a star in the icon if you have personally contributed to the thread?
If the icon is a padlock then the stasi have decided to end the debate and locked it
Yes a little red star appears if you have posted on that thread.
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:46 pm
by northbank123
Red Snapper wrote:Do they have a star in the icon if you have personally contributed to the thread? If the icon is a padlock then the stasi have decided to end the debate and locked it
If there's a star it means the other forum users have voted you 'star poster' on that thread
You must be doing really well on the forum mate
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:58 pm
by Red Snapper
northbank123 wrote:Red Snapper wrote:Do they have a star in the icon if you have personally contributed to the thread? If the icon is a padlock then the stasi have decided to end the debate and locked it
If there's a star it means the other forum users have voted you 'star poster' on that thread
You must be doing really well on the forum mate
Wow, that's great! I'm so flattered, thank you all!
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:51 am
by Theoperator
Red Snapper wrote:Do they have a star in the icon if you have personally contributed to the thread? If the icon is a padlock then the stasi have decided to end the debate and locked it
Slight correction, if the icon is padlocked then the stasi have decided to end the debate for us plebs but to carry on riling us all by posting references to Star wars, weed, height or all 3. Its pure Augie fodder
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 1:50 pm
by DB10GOONER
The real story is;
padlock = locked thread because some arsemonkey broke the rules
scrolling lines = unread posts
static lines = no unread posts
star = your work IT are checking your porn access stats.
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:24 pm
by northbank123
DB10GOONER wrote:The real story is;
padlock = locked thread because some arsemonkey broke the rules
scrolling lines = unread posts
static lines = no unread posts
star = your work IT are checking your porn access stats.
Isn't the colour of the lines (red/grey) indicative of whether there are unread posts?
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:38 am
by DB10GOONER
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:55 am
by northbank123
Sack him immediately
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:44 am
by DB10GOONER
northbank123 wrote:Sack him immediately
Just be thankful I don't feel like Quartz or this thread would get merged. Badly.
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:34 pm
by Theoperator
Ive found the grey highlighting very useful when our administrators come behind my shoulder to see what areas of the forum Ive been looking at.
Thanks for this most useful help, I can now prove Ive not accessed Barrys thread till theyve gone home
Re: Please sate my curiosity!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:40 am
by OneBardGooner
Talking of Icons: