Thread column: Red circle with diagonal line

RoseW

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Nov 6, 2010, 9:09:28 AM11/6/10

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What is the interpretation of this red circle with the diagonal line in
the first column; Thread column?
There is not a thread. Its a single message. This is a Corel newsgroup
server so pictures are attached. I can read the message and view the
attachment.
The presence of this circle is not every day and its only one when it
does appear.
Today I clicked on it to see what would happen and the message
disappears perhaps because it goes to the bottom of the list. I clicked
in the column header and it was at the bottom of the list.

I have searched through the Thunderbird 'help' and 'faq' pages several
times and can not find a page that lists the icons used. I thought there
was a list at one time.

Rose

Mike Easter

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Nov 6, 2010, 9:48:21 AM11/6/10

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RoseW wrote:
> What is the interpretation of this red circle with the diagonal line in
> the first column; Thread column?

I would say ignored.

> I have searched through the Thunderbird 'help' and 'faq' pages several
> times and can not find a page that lists the icons used. I thought there
> was a list at one time.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Icons_-_Thunderbird_2 Icons - Linux and
Windows icons - Thread pane - News threads - Ignored -

Bottom of these 3 icons
http://kb.mozillazine.org/images/Icons-tb2pc-thread.png

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Mike Easter

Tarkus

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Nov 6, 2010, 11:22:32 AM11/6/10

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Hmmm... my ignored icon is "left-handed" (using the default theme).

David E. Ross

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Nov 6, 2010, 11:43:27 AM11/6/10

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The icon means that the message (or thread starting with that message)
will be ignored. This happens if you type the letter "k" (for "killed")
while the message is selected. When you close that particular newsgroup
and then revisit it, you will no longer see the killed message or
thread, even if there are new replies.

You can see killed messages and threads if you go to the menu bar and
select [View > Threads > Ignored Threads]. If you select a killed
message with this icon and type the letter "k" again, the icon
disappears and the message (and its thread if any) are no longer killed.

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I am again filtering and ignoring all newsgroup messages posted
through GoogleGroups via Google's G2/1.0 user agent because of the
amount of spam from that source.

David E. Ross

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Nov 6, 2010, 11:46:22 AM11/6/10

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You might have to select [View > Threads > Ignored Threads], close the
newsgroup, and then reopen it for Ignored Threads to take effect.

Mike Easter

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Nov 6, 2010, 11:49:25 AM11/6/10

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Tarkus wrote:
> Mike Easter wrote:
>> RoseW wrote:
>>> What is the interpretation of this red circle with the diagonal line
>>> in the first column; Thread column?
>>
>> I would say ignored.

>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Icons_-_Thunderbird_2 Icons - Linux and

>> Windows icons - Thread pane - News threads - Ignored -

These are labeled Tbird 2 icons.

> Hmmm... my ignored icon is "left-handed" (using the default theme).

You have very keen eyes. I have to use my onscreen magnifier.

My Win 3.1.6 indeed has a diagonal with a forward slash orientation, 2-8
oclock.

According to wiki, the No symbol diagonal is backslash NW-SE, not
forward slash and in fact one name is circle-backslash
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/ProhibitionSign2.svg

And it is ISO 3864-1 - so that makes it 'official'.

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Mike Easter

RoseW

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Nov 6, 2010, 9:33:21 PM11/6/10

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Thanks for that link. I searched on 'icon' but wasn't successful.
My red circle has white in the interior and a forward slash.
I have not hit the K button
I open the newsgroup and the new headers appear with one having this
red,white and forward slash circle. It doesn't happen all the time.
It might be a single post or it might have one or two responses all of
which are new.
I only display 'unread' headers.
This red circle doesn't interfere with reading the post.

I was just curious.
Rose