What do the little envelopes mean...?

[tnelsonflorida]

Is there a section that explains this?...maybe I am missing it. But I see red envelopes, white ones and so forth what do each mean?

[steveboos]

Red ones means there are new posts in that section or thread. And arrow in the envelope means you posted in it. A white envelope means there are no new posts to read.

[JLC]

A "red" envelope means that the thread is a "hot topic"...that it's had a lot of replies to it. A blue envelope is just a regular thread. If the envelope is "closed" then there are no new posts since you last looked at that thread title. If the envelope is "open" with a little bit of paper sticking out...that means there is a new post(s) to see in that thread.

An curved arrow over the envelope means that is a thread you, personally, have participated in. A straight arrow means it has been moved to another forum. And a padlock means that thread is closed and no new posts can be made.

[Nate]

If you look at the bottom of each forum section, you'll see a legend that explains all of the different icons.

Here's a screenshot of the legend, for simplicity