Blue dot next to some threads?

[wench31]

What does the blue dot mean?

[sallyt]

I can't STAND the blue dot! It is so tiny, and not easy to see when scanning. Can you make it bigger, or more visible somehow? The arrow was more effective.

[melpy]

Love this new function by the way.

[josephnl]

Please someone...what is the difference between a thread in white and a thread in white with a blue dot?

[Caitlin McGrath]

A thread in white with no blue dot is a thread you have never opened/read before. A thread in white with a blue dot is one you have opened/read before, that has new posts since you last opened/read it.

[josephnl]

Ah...thank you!

[macca]

I think I finally undertand! I guess the arrows are gone now, kind of replaced with a dot!

[josephnl]

Wouldn't it be nice if when CH made such a major redo that they would have prominently posted a guide to how things work? Even a few minute video would have been great!

[macca]

Great point!!

[gumpycat]

From "site talk" which includes site related discussions:

Design Changes Released on 3/14/13

Hi everyone,

There were two changes to design and functionality that were released today (March 14th, 2013) that I wanted to specifically mention on Site Talk:

1) Improved experience with posting and replying on IOS devices, thanks to wider fields and more precise zooming.

2) For logged-in users: The arrow that indicated when a discussion had been “updated” has been changed to a blue dot that appears to the left of a discussion title. Completely read discussions are still grayed out, while brand-new discussions will appear as normal, without any blue dot.

If anyone has any questions about these changes, feel free to ask them here.

Thanks,
Dave MP

[josephnl]

I don't understand the blue dot. If I'm logged in, it is my understanding that any thread which is in white (not gray) has had new posts since I last viewed the thread. What's different if a blue dot also appears?

[DeborahL]

Hi josephnl.

The blue dot is the indicator that a thread has been updated since you last viewed it. If there is no blue dot, and the thread is white (not grayed out), then you have never viewed that discussion.

[josephnl]

I must be dense but...

I thought that a thread that appears in white is one which I have either never viewed, or contains a post that I have not viewed since I last visited the thread. Looking back over many threads which I have viewed, this is so. Now, what is different about a thread that has a blue dot adjacent to it.

Also...what is the meaning if the red diamond adjacent to DeborahL's name??

If anyone from the CH site is monitoring this, I am a reasonably sophisticated techie, and definitely not a newbie blogger, but this is one the weirdest blogs I've ever visited. If you're going to use unintuitive symbols, please post an explanation of how you're doing things.

[HillJ]

Red diamond means that CH is on staff.

[steinpilz]

It might be a thread that you've read that has a new comment, I'm noticing this with the Jersey Shore Restaurant Week thread.

[wench31]

I noticed that when I read a post, the thread would be shaded. But, thanks anyway! :)

[macca]

I think it signifies a thread you have read, but have not commented on- and which also has new posts since your last visit. But that is my best guess, and I am not 100% sure.