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Post by BFG » 3rd Mar, '08, 12:57

Why is there sometimes what looks like a little flame on the icon that tells you if there are any unread posts in the particular topic section? And does my question make any sense at all?
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Re: Question

Post by baloo » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:00

If you mean the topics in Diners Anon, it's because the Admins have enabled Topic Icons in that forum as a trial.

In general though:
A red coloured icon means unread posts.
A scrolling icon means it's a "hot topic" or more than 20 replies
A red * means you ahve replied to the thread

The three items above can be used together.
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Re: Question

Post by MM Admin » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:05

That's right Baloo. We might enable topic icons in all forums if they don't become too intrusive.

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Re: Question

Post by BoD » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:06

Can we also have a "talk to yourself" forum?
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Re: Question

Post by canuck » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:17

it is getting a tad surreal in here innit?

the little flame icon means it's a hot hot hot topic, or well you have to be flaming to read it, you decide

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Post by Bender » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:20

so you mean it shows if there's flaming going on?
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Re: Question

Post by baloo » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:21

canuck wrote:the little flame icon means it's a hot hot hot topic, or well you have to be flaming to read it, you decide
Not on this forum it doesn't. The flame is a topic icon. Try starting a topic in Diners Anon and see for yourself. You'll also see the trial of Forum posting templates in action there too.

The scrolling lines in the topic icon signify a 'hot' topic.
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Re: Question

Post by canuck » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:33

if only that made some sense,
okay I was wrong, it's a icon you can add if you consider it a hot topic.

hmm perhaps it should only have to do with flaming things, like burnt food or something that has flaming events, like fire walking [smilie=smiley-faces-76.gif]

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Post by baloo » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:35

hmmmm, I thought that's what was said in the 2nd post of this thread. Thanks for confirming it and giving us your stamp of acceptance.
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Re: Question

Post by Burbage » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:37

What about when we click a thread title it takes us to the last page rather than the first?

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Re: Question

Post by canuck » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:37

maybe but I didn't read that one, then you got all verbose and I had to re-read it all,, and yer welcome :D

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Post by baloo » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:40

Burbage wrote:What about when we click a thread title it takes us to the last page rather than the first?
In the 'Last Post" column there is a little white box with a downward arrow after the last poster's name. Click that and it will take you to the last post. Doing it on the thread title would be annoying if you haven't read the firsts posts.
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Re: Question

Post by Burbage » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:47

It wasn't annoying in the last forum.

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Re: Question

Post by baloo » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:50

I don't remember it taking you to the last post in the old forum just by clicking on the thread title.
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Re: Question

Post by Burbage » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:51

Maybe I'm imagining things.

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Re: Question

Post by canuck » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:53

too much beer for you burb

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Re: Question

Post by Burbage » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:54

Or possibly not enough.

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Re: Question

Post by canuck » 3rd Mar, '08, 13:54

true enough

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Re: Question

Post by BFG » 3rd Mar, '08, 22:02

Thank you!

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