what does the symbol of a bell beside a thread mean?

[Zebra]

i wonder ….

 

[Zebra]

does anybody know?

 

[hjmick]

A bell? Is it out to the far right? Next to the word "Replies?"

 

[Zebra]

A bell? Is it out to the far right? Next to the word "Replies?"

Yes, exactly!

 

[okfine]

It signifies a warning that the OP will ask a question

 

[Zebra]

The thread about the igno function here also has this bell symbol

 

[hjmick]

Yes, exactly!

It's a "lock" not a "bell." It means the thread is locked and there will be no further replies.

Though I think it looks more like a purse...


Unless you mean the symbol that looks like a thumbtack, in which case it means the thread is "pinned" so it is always at the top of the list...


If it has both, that means it's "pinned" and "locked."

 

[Zebra]

It's a "lock" not a "bell." It means the thread is locked and there will be no further replies.

Though I think it looks more like a purse...

No no ….. it is not a lock …. It is a bel


and that thread is not locked

 

[hjmick]

No no ….. it is not a lock …. It is a bel


and that thread is not locked

Reread my post... I edited and expanded my reply.

 

[Zebra]

Reread my post... I edited and expanded my reply.

No …. That thread is neuther pinned nor locked

 

[Zebra]

It is the same bell as in the alert function

 

[hjmick]

I don't know what to tell you, I'm not seeing it.

Maybe you have it set to alert you whenever someone posts in that thread.

 

[hjmick]

Yep, you have "clicked" on the "Watch" button on the top of the thread. It sets a "bell" next to the thread so you know you wanted to watch that thread...


Apparently it only works if you know/remember that you "clicked" it...

 

[okfine]

Hover over it and it will say "thread watched"

The "bell" icon appears on a thread that you have participated in

 

[Zebra]

Ma

Yep, you have "clicked" on the "Watch" button on the top of the thread. It sets a "bell" next to the thread so you know you wanted to watch that thread...


Apparently it only works if you know/remember that you "clicked" it...

May be

 

[Natural Citizen]

I only get a bell whenever I get notifications for post responses or likes or brilliants or whatever. Mostly brilliants though, because, well...you know...

So there's a bell icon for your notification count.

When you don't have any notifications, or if you click on it, the alert counter goes away but the bell is still displayed there, except without an alert count...

Perhaps it depends on what theme/skin you're using as to whether it displays or as a bell icon or not.

Different themes/skins are configured to function differently by default.