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sl8

(14,167 posts) Wed Oct 18, 2023, 05:51 PM Oct 2023

DU4 - What are the small boxes following the post title?

Some titles are followed by a small blue box, which I think indicates that the post contains a twitter link.

It looks like every original post title is followed by a small box with an "X". What does that indicate? It looks a bit like what I might see when some element isn't displaying properly.

Correction - the small box with the "X" following the post title isn't on every OP. I only see it on a few in this forum, but I see it on every OP when viewing "Latest". Time related, maybe?

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DU4 - What are the small boxes following the post title? (Original Post) sl8 Oct 2023 OP

That's the trash thread link. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2023 #1

Ah, thanks. sl8 Oct 2023 #2

Little... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #3

Thanks. nt sl8 Oct 2023 #4

If you don't like/need the blue and red indicators you can turn them off EarlG Oct 2023 #5

Thank you. sl8 Oct 2023 #6

Those "trash threads" icons were there the whole time on DU3 EarlG Oct 2023 #7

Well, hell. sl8 Oct 2023 #8

No that's fine EarlG Oct 2023 #9

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,489 posts)

1. That's the trash thread link. n/t

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 05:56 PM

Oct 2023

sl8

(14,167 posts)

2. Ah, thanks.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 06:00 PM

Oct 2023

I guess I could have clicked around and found out.

Do you know why it doesn't appear after every OP? Maybe it's only for threads started under DU4?

2naSalit

(87,112 posts)

3. Little...

Reply to sl8 (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 06:04 PM

Oct 2023

Blue box means the post contains a xitter link. Red box means there's a utoob link.

sl8

(14,167 posts)

4. Thanks. nt

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 06:06 PM

Oct 2023

EarlG

(22,038 posts)

5. If you don't like/need the blue and red indicators you can turn them off

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 07:05 PM

Oct 2023

Go to My Stuff > Account Settings, scroll down to "Social media integration" and turn off "Show tweet indicator" and "Show video indicator"

(You can't turn off the "Trash thread" indicators, FYI.)

sl8

(14,167 posts)

6. Thank you.

Reply to EarlG (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 07:11 PM

Oct 2023

Why do only some threads have a "trash thread" icon? Is it only applicable to posts crested in DU4, or?

EarlG

(22,038 posts)

7. Those "trash threads" icons were there the whole time on DU3

Reply to sl8 (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 07:27 PM

Oct 2023

They're in the same places on DU4... where are you not seeing them where you think they should be?

sl8

(14,167 posts)

8. Well, hell.

Reply to EarlG (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 07:39 PM

Oct 2023

I really thought I was losing it, for a minute. I had noticed earlier that only a few threads in "Community Help" had the "Trash Thread" icon, while all threads in "Latest" seemed to have it. After reading your post, I double checked "Community Help" and, now, all threads had "Trash Thread" icons!

Arrgh!

Then I remembered that I had recently turned off "Skinner Mode". That was the difference. I turned it back on to confirm - with "Skinner Mode" on, not all threads have the "Trash Thread" icons.

BTW, I know this is pretty trivial & I'm guessing you have more important things to do.

EarlG

(22,038 posts)

9. No that's fine

Reply to sl8 (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 08:06 PM

Oct 2023

Good to know -- I'll check it out and add it to the list of things to do. Thanks for reporting it.

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