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04 Aug 2019, 7:43 pm

When I first joined this site I saw a list of meanings for the little symbols on the left. I was so eager to join to ask questions I had, that I dived straight in without looking at them. Where can I find this list of symbols and their meanings again?


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04 Aug 2019, 10:05 pm

Which symbols doth thou speak of?


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04 Aug 2019, 10:42 pm

^ I was wondering that as well...


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05 Aug 2019, 4:09 am

Those little green symbols on the left of one of those index pages. A few are not coloured, some seem to flash and some have little black dots on them.


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05 Aug 2019, 4:40 am

Oh, those.

They're autism indicators. :wink:


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05 Aug 2019, 5:43 am

They indicate whether a thread is active or inactive. If the symbol is flashing, it means the thread is very active recently.



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05 Aug 2019, 6:22 am

Here's a thread that I started on this topic a couple of years ago. Not sure how much progress was made though....

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=352103


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05 Aug 2019, 7:10 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
They indicate whether a thread is active or inactive. If the symbol is flashing, it means the thread is very active recently.


Not necessarily 'recently' though. Here's a thread with a flashing symbol that hasn't been active for over 10 years:

viewtopic.php?t=93682


I'm pretty sure that to qualify for a 'flashing symbol', a thread needs to have accumulated 25 posts.


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05 Aug 2019, 7:32 am

You beat on this, Deep Hour! You probably often underestimate yourself.



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05 Aug 2019, 7:56 am

What are the black dots fir, and the different shapes?


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05 Aug 2019, 8:40 am

A black dot indicates a topic containing your posts.


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05 Aug 2019, 8:53 am

Thanks Mags. Also some have splats and others have soft of bell shaped symbols?


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05 Aug 2019, 1:36 pm

the splat is a sticky.
As in it's a permanent thread that doesn't move down the page.


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05 Aug 2019, 1:38 pm

The bell shaped ones are member information threads, such as forum rules.


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05 Aug 2019, 2:51 pm

Thanks Raleigh.


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