Explanation of generic Avatars

[Sloop]

Many of the posters here do not use a custom avatar. The generic one is a circle with a small image of "text" in the middle. I have figured out what red and blue and the one with a Star means ...... but so far, I have no clue what the scrolling text means. Is there anywhere on the Forum that explains it?

[Madalot]

Many of the posters here do not use a custom avatar. The generic one is a circle with a small image of "text" in the middle. I have figured out what red and blue and the one with a Star means ...... but so far, I have no clue what the scrolling text means. Is there anywhere on the Forum that explains it?

Scrolling text means there are new posts -- nonscrolling means no new posts.

[JoeP]

Actually the scrolling text denotes 25 or more replies.

The small colored rectangle between the avatar and title signifies new posts.

[Madalot]

Actually the scrolling text denotes 25 or more replies.

The small colored rectangle between the avatar and title signifies new posts.

Cool! Thanks for correcting my error!! I didn't know that!!!

[Lizistired]

Many of the posters here do not use a custom avatar. The generic one is a circle with a small image of "text" in the middle. I have figured out what red and blue and the one with a Star means ...... but so far, I have no clue what the scrolling text means. Is there anywhere on the Forum that explains it?

OK, What does the red vs blue mean??

[deltadave]

Many of the posters here do not use a custom avatar. The generic one is a circle with a small image of "text" in the middle. I have figured out what red and blue and the one with a Star means ...... but so far, I have no clue what the scrolling text means. Is there anywhere on the Forum that explains it?

OK, What does the red vs blue mean??

See bottom of Home page.

[zoocrewphoto]

I really wish the would use the generic avatar in addition to the custom avatar. It would help me to know if I participated previously in a topic. And when I read this forum with my ipod touch, I have no mouse, so I can't hover over the avatar to see if says new posts or no new posts.

[Sheriff Buford]

I really wish the would use the generic avatar in addition to the custom avatar. It would help me to know if I participated previously in a topic. And when I read this forum with my ipod touch, I have no mouse, so I can't hover over the avatar to see if says new posts or no new posts.

I like the kitty.... don't change it!

[jnk]

I really wish the would use the generic avatar in addition to the custom avatar. It would help me to know if I participated previously in a topic. And when I read this forum with my ipod touch, I have no mouse, so I can't hover over the avatar to see if says new posts or no new posts.

I like the kitty.... don't change it!

I don't think that's exactly what she meant, Sheriff.

But I understand your confusion, since I at first assumed her lovely avatar might explain the statement that . . .

. . . I have no mouse . . .

[zoocrewphoto]

I don't think the cute kitty will ever catch a mouse. She does like to watch squirrels, but her vision isn't the greatest.

I really thinks it is helpful to look for my own avatar to see if there are posts for a topic I started. But it would also be nice to see the red/blue generic symbols NEXT to the avatar. Then anybody could see at a glance whether they have participated in a topic. And they would know if the topic had new posts or not. When I read at work on my lunch, I can't tell if a post with a photo avatar has new posts or not. I try to go for topics I have participated in first since I have less time to read on my lunch.