walstylez said:
I think it's if someone from the Staff has posted in the thread.
That is correct. A black circle w an S means a staff member has posted in the thread. I'm not sure if James decided to give himself a special designation, but if he wants, the system can put up a black circle with an H on it to signify that James posted in the thread. We have a lot of small tools like that we've developed over the years that other communities really liked and wanted. In the area where the thread count is posted, if you see a small box emerge to the left that is darker than the original thread count box, that's the number of posts that have been added since your last visit. An aqua box to the left means somebody has directly responded to one of your posts. A green box means a staff member has posted to the thread since your last visit.After a few days, it becomes second nature and easy to follow...and is very helpful.