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What doe the different color envelope icon backgrounds mean?

Discussion in 'Need Help?' started by SteelinOhio, Nov 19, 2012.

  1. SteelinOhio

    SteelinOhio

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    I've looked through the FAQ for the new board but couldn't find any info on this. With the new board, each post has an envelope on the right with either a grey, red, or blue background. I assume that these stand for something like "hot topic" or something. Is there a place in the FAQ that I'm overlooking that explains all of the different icons and colors that go with them?
     
    SteelinOhio, Nov 19, 2012
    SteelinOhio, Nov 19, 2012
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  2. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    Right at the bottom of the forum page, there's an "icon legend" which gives info on those. I thought about making a sticky breaking those down, but I intend to change them in the near future when time permits.

    Here's a rundown:

    [​IMG] Contains posts that you haven't read.

    [​IMG] Doesn't contain posts that you haven't read.

    [​IMG] A "hot topic" that contains posts you haven't read. Hot being determined by number of replies/views.

    [​IMG] A "hot topic" that doesn't contain posts you haven't read.

    [​IMG]
    Worth noting- the green arrow indicates you've replied to this thread. Hovering over it will tell you how many times. Clicking the blue circle/white arrow will take you to the first unread post in the thread.
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Nov 19, 2012
    TerribleTowelFlying, Nov 19, 2012
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  3. SteelinOhio

    SteelinOhio

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    That's what I get for looking way too hard in completely the wrong place :oops:

    Thanks for the clarifications and pointing me in the right direction. What was confusing me was the fact the the the "hot topic" read/unread are both red like you would expect, but I assumed that being different colors, the blue and grey icons were two completely different classifications rather than the read/unread of normal posts.
     
    SteelinOhio, Nov 19, 2012
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