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09-06-2001, 08:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: coastal N.C. | | | BLACkBALLED?
Can anyone explain why some of the posts have a black ball on the yellow envelope at the left side of the list of subjects? My old post in classified/DB/ wanted is an example of what I'm talking about.
Tnx, Pkr2
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09-06-2001, 08:28 AM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: In your basement. | | It means that you upset Paul with your thread.
If you get 5 or more you get booted. 
Just kidding it means you have posted in the thread. |
09-06-2001, 08:39 AM
| | | | From what I can deduce, there are 4 types of envelope icons:
1) Envelope with letter showing - threads with posts NOT read
2) Envelope closed - thread with all posts READ
3) Envelope with black ball - thread you have posted in before
4) Envelope with black ball and radiating lines - thread you have posted in more than once before
As far as I can make out the above is correct. |
09-06-2001, 08:53 AM
|  | Student of Life Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, KY | | Wow. I had no idea about the radiating lines....you learn something new every day. 
EDIT: Wait a minute, I take that back...I posted more than once in the "Attention: Be veeeewwwwy quiet" thread, and yet there are no radiating lines around the black ball.
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Last edited by Chris Fitzgerald : 09-06-2001 at 08:57 AM.
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09-06-2001, 08:57 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Oslo, Norway | | | I think radiating lines indicates that a thread has reached a certain number of replies or views (guessing 50 and 300 respectively). |
09-06-2001, 08:59 AM
| | | Dear P!ss Sh!tz-Feral (sorry, had to try do some Fuquaism  ),
Did you refresh the screen?
I am fairly sure that my deductions are correct. The other possibility is that the envelope with radiating lines are for threads with many posts... |
09-06-2001, 09:01 AM
| | | Quote: Originally posted by erik II
I think radiating lines indicates that a thread has reached a certain number of replies or views (guessing 50 and 300 respectively). | Not really - on my screen, I see radiating lines with thread with only 30 posts.
On the other hand, I have posted 3 times in this thread, and there are NO radiating lines... mmm... strange...
I was wrong with my radiating lines idea... |
09-06-2001, 09:02 AM
| | Student of Life Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, KY | | | GUTTERBASS,
What do you mean by, "did I refresh the screen?"
DURRL |
09-06-2001, 09:05 AM
| | | Quote: Originally posted by Chris Fitzgerald
GUTTERBASS,
What do you mean by, "did I refresh the screen?"
DURRL | I apologise for "guttering" your name. 
I thought that maybe you did not refresh the screen and had an old pic next to the message.
Anyway, I was wrong with my theory - there are no radiating lines with this thread despite my multiple posts here. It seems erik II may be correct. It may be for threads with a certain number of posts...
It's a nice detective mystery... |
09-06-2001, 09:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Oslo, Norway | | Quote: Originally posted by Bass Guitar
Not really - on my screen, I see radiating lines with thread with only 30 posts... | Yes, but do those threads also have less than 300 views? In that case I am wrong, at least regarding the specific numbers (I was just guessing).
Edit: Didn't see your last answer before posting this.
Last edited by erik II : 09-06-2001 at 09:08 AM.
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09-06-2001, 09:12 AM
| | Student of Life Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, KY | | Quote: Originally posted by Bass Guitar
I apologise for "guttering" your name.
I thought that maybe you did not refresh the screen and had an old pic next to the message.
Anyway, I was wrong with my theory - there are no radiating lines with this thread despite my multiple posts here. It seems erik II may be correct. It may be for threads with a certain number of posts...
It's a nice detective mystery... |
Never, NEVER apologize for "guttering" my name. I love it when someone comes up with a good new one. My favorites so far are, in order:
1) FSCOTCHTAPE (jazzbo)
2) MISS TITSWOBBLED (*tones*)
3) CHRIS' SH*TIZFERAL (um, can't remember...anybody wanna take credit for that one?)
Anyway, a new zinger every so often makes BBS life interesting. Do your worst.
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09-06-2001, 11:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: coastal N.C. | | Quote: Originally posted by gruffpuppy
It means that you upset Paul with your thread.
If you get 5 or more you get booted.
Just kidding it means you have posted in the thread. | The black ball, without radiating lines was there before I posted this, my second post in this thread.
You're first theory may be right. If I suddenly disappear, you'll know where I've gone. I've got two on DB and at least one on BG.
Maybe if I E-mail Paul with an apology......
Anyway, I'm glad we got this cleared up. 
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09-06-2001, 12:32 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: In your basement. | | Also if you create the tread you get a black ball, because you created you posted. . .black ball.
I think the radiating lines are from the envelope not the ball.
I would write to paul just to make sure you don't gett booted either way. |
09-06-2001, 01:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Oslo, Norway | | Alternative theories:
1) An envelope with radiating lines means the thread stinks! 
2) Radiating lines from a black ball means the thread is a hot potato!
(Jeez, that was silly. I'm off the case... )
BTW: I knew I had seen something about those radiating envelopes before...; it is on the bottom of each forums main page.
NOW I'm off! |
09-07-2001, 07:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | | It's not mentioned at all in the Moderator's Final Exam, or the Guide Book
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09-07-2001, 10:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: coastal N.C. | | It's not in Computers For Dummies either.
I even asked Jeeves and he didn't know.
Maybe there are some things we just aren't meant to know.
Pkr2
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09-09-2001, 01:22 PM
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Developer: iGigBook® | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Peoples Republic of Brooklyn | | | I thought the black dot was the signifier for a poll. Everytime I start a new thread I get "blackballed" though I see the majority of other non-poll threads don't have one. Perhaps I should feel special??? |
09-09-2001, 02:40 PM
|  | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | the black dot means it's a thread you've participated in before, either you've started it, or else you've posted in it.
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09-09-2001, 06:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: coastal N.C. | | | Bingo! I believe you've got it ,JT.
If I understand you correctly, I can see the black ball on my posts but no one else can. Right?
I'm going to start a new thread with a test just to see if I get blackballed on it.
Pkr2
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09-09-2001, 07:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | | Chris and I knew that, Turner. We were just holding off to see if you'd come back and try to throw your weight around, like we were rookies or something.
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