Another question or 2 about new format

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If there are "instructions" somewhere to explain all this, PLEASE direct me there, as I haven't figured it out yet, LOL :)

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN....
  1. your avatar picture shows up as a tiny thumbnail pic by a post?
  2. there is a pair of glasses by a post title?
  3. there is a red push-pin [OK, I decided that one was to indicate that the post is a "sticky," but wanted to make sure]?
  4. .... there are any other little icons that I haven't mentioned....?
I figured that they have something to do with posts/threads you are following, and/or posts/threads that you've contributed to..... Am I close?
 

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The little avatar pic means you have posted in that thread. We used to have a star now we have our photo.
 

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j.w can you put a little more excitement in your response :)
 

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Lol Im still not use to your new pic
It looked like you were just sitting at the table with out a care in the world
and you answers came out, short and to the point
Its all good it just made me laugh
 

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Yep life is just a bowl of cherries or okra depending on what you favor DrCase and glad you got a laugh :D
 
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If there are "instructions" somewhere to explain all this, PLEASE direct me there, as I haven't figured it out yet, LOL :)

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN....
  1. your avatar picture shows up as a tiny thumbnail pic by a post?
  2. there is a pair of glasses by a post title?
  3. there is a red push-pin [OK, I decided that one was to indicate that the post is a "sticky," but wanted to make sure]?
  4. .... there are any other little icons that I haven't mentioned....?
I figured that they have something to do with posts/threads you are following, and/or posts/threads that you've contributed to..... Am I close?

  1. Yup j.w is correct - it means you have posted in that topic. This only shows up on topics which you have posted in since the upgrade though - if you look at old topics that you have posted in a while ago it won't appear. However once we've all been using the new forum software for a while you probably won't notice this unless old topics get dredged back up!
  2. The pair of glasses shows that it's a topic you are watching.
  3. Yup, the red pushpin shows sticky topics.
  4. The only other one I can think of now is the padlock which indicates a locked topic. If I think of any others I'll let you know!
So yes, overall it gives you information about the topic at a glance. Generally speaking if you hover your mouse over the icon it will pop up with what it means, but if you are using your iPad then that isn't an option!

I'm always happy to answer your questions so if you think of anything else please feel free to ask! (y)
 

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