ok, this is such a no0b question BUT

[kenshinS14sks]

ok... i've been trying to figure it out, read the faqs and the intros and what not... but i still can't figure it out... what are those envelopes next to the thread titles? the blue, orangeish, yellowish... and then with arrows, or with paper sticking out

i could guess the lock...which means the thread's locked... but what does it REALLY mean when its locked...no more posts??? a;sldja;dlf and what are those little titles under your sn? "leaky injector" "zilvia freak"? er?

[FaLKoN240]

Haha, good question, I've always wondered that stuff too.

[s13driver]

here is your answer

[FaLKoN240]

Well, i guess that means this is locked. . .

[kenshinS14sks]

ok, what differentiates a hot topic from a non-hot? and how about those "titles" under the screen names?

[TurDz]

ok, what differentiates a hot topic from a non-hot? and how about those "titles" under the screen names?

The number of posts in the thread makes it hot or not.

Your number of posts change your "status."

[Phlip]

ok, what differentiates a hot topic from a non-hot? and how about those "titles" under the screen names?
"hot thread" = 30 or more replies or 200 or more views

[420sx]

or "flaming gay thread". where flaming occurs. watch out

[mrmephistopheles]

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