red and green dots?

[Cheri in MN]

Just curious . . . when looking at the various threads I notice red or green dots by people's names. What do they mean?

[Thomas G.]

Originally Posted by Cheri in MN

Just curious . . . when looking at the various threads I notice red or green dots by people's names. What do they mean?

Watch out for the red ones - they're mean!


Just kidding. Green means on line now.

[Cheri in MN]

Originally Posted by Thomas G.

Watch out for the red ones - they're mean!

Just kidding. Green means on line now.

Ah, makes sense. Do other people stumble around this site as uninformed as I am?

[MsRubyLu-Kathy]

Originally Posted by Cheri in MN

Ah, makes sense. Do other people stumble around this site as uninformed as I am?

Yes I do, but I'm new too and I want to know what the blue ones mean?

[theresa p]

i am NOT new here and i didn't know that!!!

[Frederick L. Simson]

GREEN dot in lower-left corner of Name panel = This user is online now; dot is as if it were a glowing LED light.

BLUE dot in lower-left corner of Name Panel = This user is offline now; dot is as if the LED light is off.

RED dot = ??? where is a red dot?

[Cheri in MN]

Originally Posted by Frederick L. Simson

GREEN dot in lower-left corner of Name panel = This user is online now; dot is as if it were a glowing LED light.

BLUE dot in lower-left corner of Name Panel = This user is offline now; dot is as if the LED light is off.

RED dot = ??? where is a red dot?

I don't get blue dots--just red and green. Could this be another difference between being on the internet and on the app? Or is it just that you are very special?

[Frederick L. Simson]

Originally Posted by Cheri in MN

Could this be another difference between being on the internet and on the app?

That is a distinct possibility. I don't have a phone that does "apps" so I can't tell you definitely what icons look like in an "app". But I know that if you place your cursor over any feature on this board while on a computer on the internet, a little white block appears with an explanation of what that feature is and means. Try it.

[MsRubyLu-Kathy]

Originally Posted by Cheri in MN

I don't get blue dots--just red and green. Could this be another difference between being on the internet and on the app? Or is it just that you are very special?

I have an ipod so I just checked. Yes it's blue on my laptop and red on my ipod. Just another app difference. I wonder if there are more colors on different operating systems?

[Cheri in MN]

Originally Posted by Frederick L. Simson

That is a distinct possibility. I don't have a phone that does "apps" so I can't tell you definitely what icons look like in an "app". But I know that if you place your cursor over any feature on this board while on a computer on the internet, a little white block appears with an explanation of what that feature is and means. Try it.

Yep--there are no cursors or white blocks with the iPad and the app. So I guess if we use the app, we are left to our own "devices" in trying to figure out these things. Sorry.

[Donna D.]

Originally Posted by Frederick L. Simson

a little white block appears with an explanation of what that feature is and means. Try it.

That's called Alt Text and identifies graphics, etc. It's part of the accessibilty rules to meet Section 508 standards when building websites: alt attribute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[john warren]

i've been noticing red and green dots too,,,but that usually involves bourbon,,,

[john warren]

Originally Posted by Cheri in MN

Ah, makes sense. Do other people stumble around this site as uninformed as I am?

LOL,,,,OH SUGAR,,,,IF ONLY YOU KNEW,,,,LOL

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by Frederick L. Simson

I don't have a phone that does "apps" ..

Seriously Frederick! Even this women could come up with a reason to have to have one! Lets hope she doesnt try to use the new Apple Maps to try and find her way home.

Youtube - Got to have an Iphone 5

[Frederick L. Simson]

Originally Posted by Frederick L. Simson

I don't have a phone that does "apps" so I can't tell you definitely what icons look like in an "app".

My phone:

[Sue and Henry]

Originally Posted by Carol H

Seriously Frederick! Even this women could come up with a reason to have to have one! Lets hope she doesnt try to use the new Apple Maps to try and find her way home.

Youtube - Got to have an Iphone 5

Oh my, that is so sad.

[Mike Magee]

The dots actually signify just how dotty the individual is.

Oh, and we have a phone just like that one. It came from my mother's house and we are saving it as an antique...along with my mid 1980s era cellular "bag" phone.