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12/03/2017 04:29PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Greetings everyone,

I noticed that whenever anyone posts or lists things, there are a whole bunch of different icons next to their username, some of which I know what they are and some that I do not. Occasionally, there are different ones that I don’t see very often. Is there a key that lists all these different icons and what they mean?

Thanks,
CanoeViking
 
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12/03/2017 05:12PM  
If you are on a computer, usually if you hover your mouse over an icon, it will tell you what it stands for. Must be it doesn't work that way on a phone or on a tablet, since we get this question from time to time. To my knowledge there is no key.

Looking at my post, my icons are:

Trees indicating the total number of posts I have since joining BWCA.com
I have six trees and a bear paw, to indicate my 4680 posts. There is a pine cone available for really knowledgeable (or chatty) people, and I think you need to have 10,000 posts to get one of those. I don't expect to live that long. ;-)

Under your name is a little envelope. That is a link to your email address. I do not have one of those, since I have chosen to keep my email address private.

At the bottom there are three icons. The first one on the left looks like a little book or piece of paper. That stands for "Trip Reports" and is a link to any trip reports that I have published on the board. The middle one is for "Photo Journal" (another link) and the right one is an indication that I am a current donor to the board.

Hope that helps.
 
Savage Voyageur
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12/03/2017 06:37PM  
One tree for every 100 posts up to 5 trees for 500 posts. Then it’s a bear paw at 4000 posts, a pine cone at 10000 posts.

The flying moose is small if you had given a donation to the site in the past and a large one if you gave a donation this year. The triangle icon is for a gear review you have done. You can also click on the screen name and find out more information on the person if that person filled out their profile page.
 
OldFingers57
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12/03/2017 06:53PM  
You have to have your mouse hover over the first tree on the left to have the number of post you have done.
 
12/03/2017 08:31PM  
Thanks for the information. It makes perfect sense now.

Thanks again!

-CV
 
dicecupmaker
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12/03/2017 11:12PM  
If you get 4,000 posts you get a custom can or bottle holder of your choice! Can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning!!!
 
dicecupmaker
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12/03/2017 11:14PM  
quote dicecupmaker: "If you get 4,000 posts you get a custom can or bottle holder of your choice! Can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning!!!"
 
12/04/2017 09:06AM  
I am proof that having a lot of bling bling by your username does NOT mean you have any great degree of knowledge or expertise!! ;)
 
12/04/2017 12:47PM  
quote jcavenagh: "I am proof that having a lot of bling bling by your username does NOT mean you have any great degree of knowledge or expertise!! ;)"


Ha ha...me too
 
Canoe42
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12/04/2017 02:13PM  
Also, if you hold the mouse over your screen name, it will show what number member you are in bottom left corner of screen. Canoeviking- you are number 31090
 
12/04/2017 02:41PM  
Thanks fo he welcome. Also I’m finding out there was more than I thought.
 
12/04/2017 03:05PM  
Jackfish is member #672 and 10,200 members later I joined the board.
 
12/04/2017 03:24PM  
forrest builder post.
 
schweady
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12/04/2017 06:29PM  
The trees were old news but never knew about the member number...

Member #3473, reporting.
11 yrs, 8 mos this Wed
 
12/04/2017 07:08PM  
Yeah... I tried the member number thing and it doesn't seem to work on my computer.
 
schweady
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12/04/2017 07:19PM  
quote CanoeViking: "Yeah... I tried the member number thing and it doesn't seem to work on my computer."

#31090... 18 posts :-)
 
Canoe42
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12/04/2017 07:32PM  
It should show up on the bottom left corner of computer screen just above the icons as shown below. It only shows up when you hold mouse over name, so it is not in picture.
 
12/04/2017 07:37PM  
It might be because I have a Mac.
 
Jackfish
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12/04/2017 08:24PM  
Still can't get a number to show up anywhere, and I have a PC.

I'd be curious to know who has a number lower than mine. I'm pretty sure Bogwalker does. Fishguts may be another. Obviously, there are 671 of them.
 
12/04/2017 08:34PM  
Could it have something to do with Javascript? My number says "Javascript show profile and then the number." Mine is 3808.
 
Harv
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12/04/2017 08:46PM  
I didn't realize about all the icons either and their meanings

Edit: member number 146
 
muddyfeet
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12/04/2017 08:52PM  
I only just now figured out that you hover over the left most tree to see how many posts. I'm close to 500....so I'll post in this thread, too!
 
Grizzlyman
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12/04/2017 09:00PM  
quote Savage Voyageur: "One tree for every 100 posts up to 5 trees for 500 posts. Then it’s a bear paw at 4000 posts, a pine cone at 10000 posts. The flying moose is small if you had gave a past donation here and large if you gave current donation. The triangle icon is for a gear review you have done. You can also click on the screen name and find out more information on the person if that person filled out their profile page. "


Sorry SV It's not 100 posts for a tree.

I forget but it's something like 5, 10, 50, 250, 500 or something to that effect
 
12/04/2017 09:02PM  
quote Canoe42: "Also, if you hold the mouse over your screen name, it will show what number member you are in bottom left corner of screen. Canoeviking- you are number 31090"


Cool to know. I am 936. As Spartan2 said it comes up as javascript...saw it before but never knew what that was.

T
 
12/04/2017 09:09PM  
quote Jackfish: "Still can't get a number to show up anywhere, and I have a PC.


I'd be curious to know who has a number lower than mine. I'm pretty sure Bogwalker does. Fishguts may be another. Obviously, there are 671 of them."


Fishguts is surprisingly 2071, has anyone heard from him in awhile?

QPassage is about a 100 behind ya.

Bogwalker is 58



 
SaganagaJoe
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12/04/2017 09:15PM  
I've been on for about 3 years. 2000/some posts.
 
Savage Voyageur
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12/04/2017 09:27PM  
quote Grizzlyman: "
quote Savage Voyageur: "One tree for every 100 posts up to 5 trees for 500 posts. Then it’s a bear paw at 4000 posts, a pine cone at 10000 posts. The flying moose is small if you had gave a past donation here and large if you gave current donation. The triangle icon is for a gear review you have done. You can also click on the screen name and find out more information on the person if that person filled out their profile page. "



Sorry SV It's not 100 posts for a tree.


I forget but it's something like 5, 10, 50, 250, 500 or something to that effect"


Sorry you are right, it was a long time ago for me. I think I had 5 trees in the first month here, so hard to remember that far back.
 
Canoe42
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12/04/2017 09:36PM  
quote CanoeViking: "It might be because I have a Mac. "

I think you are right. My Mac at home does not show it. I am member #1236.
 
Basspro69
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12/04/2017 10:19PM  
quote jcavenagh: "I am proof that having a lot of bling bling by your username does NOT mean you have any great degree of knowledge or expertise!! ;)"
Yep +1
 
podgeo
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12/04/2017 10:40PM  
I can only see the member number if I hover on the trip report icon. If you wrote one. No clue on my # . I do notice the moose sizing on others. I better in large mine. tis the season
 
12/05/2017 05:23AM  
I can see everything but the member number...someone who can see them, what number am I?
 
12/05/2017 07:19AM  
lindylair: 5957 (as a favor. I am NOT going to do this for thousands of people, though! LOL!)
 
12/05/2017 12:10PM  
But those trees! Those trees!
Those Posting Up Trees!
All my life I'd been searching
for trees such as these.
............ ;)

Where's the Lorax when we need him??
 
12/05/2017 12:21PM  
Yo Pete found I'm higher than you, 2942

On a Wn 7 Pro system.

butthead
 
Jackfish
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12/05/2017 01:07PM  
quote butthead: "Yo Pete found I'm higher than you, 2942 "

Ahhhh, but Ken... you may be #2942 in the program, but you're #1 in our hearts. :)
 
12/05/2017 01:25PM  
Yeah, your browser needs to have a status bar or some place where it shows you the URL of the link you're about to click on.

Also, I'm all for planting new trees ;-)
 
12/05/2017 01:26PM  
One other also, I'm roughly #7500 in early January 2008. In case anyone is comparing to get a sense of site growth.
 
12/05/2017 01:45PM  
quote Jackfish: "
quote butthead: "Yo Pete found I'm higher than you, 2942 "

Ahhhh, but Ken... you may be #2942 in the program, but you're #1 in our hearts. :) "


Gee, I'll always have to look up to you!
Probably something to do with my Hobbit stature.

butthead
 
schweady
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12/05/2017 03:07PM  
quote CanoeViking: "It might be because I have a Mac. "

Works fine, always has, on my iMac
 
schweady
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12/05/2017 03:09PM  
quote Harv: "I didn't realize about all the icons either and their meanings

Edit: member number 146
"

That's your number of posts. You're member #7175
 
12/05/2017 05:39PM  
This is an opportunity to grow the forest a little.
 
12/05/2017 05:59PM  
quote KevinL: "This is an opportunity to grow the forest a little. "

Yes it is. I didn’t know I was building a forest. I guess ignorance is not always a bad thing. :-)
 
06/26/2021 01:55PM  
Searching for info on icons I found this information is anyone is looking for it. Also, another post! Does anyone know when BWCA.com was started? I finally found my first log in name from 2005. I forgot my password and created a new name in 2007. It seems like it was around for a year or two at least before I joined the first time.
 
Savage Voyageur
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06/26/2021 05:08PM  
Freeleo1: "Searching for info on icons I found this information is anyone is looking for it. Also, another post! Does anyone know when BWCA.com was started? I finally found my first log in name from 2005. I forgot my password and created a new name in 2007. It seems like it was around for a year or two at least before I joined the first time. "


According to the bottom of the page it says this website started in 2002.
 
MikeinMpls
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06/28/2021 11:50AM  
All very interesting

Mike
 
06/29/2021 07:04PM  
I'm going to have to start posting again if I want a bear paw!
 
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