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Title: Original poster icon
Post by: paulthemapguy on May 07, 2016, 06:23:41 PM
There isn't a massive need for this, but maybe we could add a note under a person's name that identifies them as the original poster.  We already have the flags for Admin, DOT employee, etc. so maybe we could add it there.  Since I started my little forum game, it might help people to recognize me as the guy who set up the game in the first place.  The flag would probably just say "Original Poster."  Just a suggestion!
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: rickmastfan67 on May 07, 2016, 08:07:28 PM
Sorry, but this isn't possible.
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: US71 on May 07, 2016, 08:21:33 PM
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on May 07, 2016, 08:07:28 PM
Sorry, but this isn't possible.
Makes no sense to me
Quote from: paulthemapguy on May 07, 2016, 06:23:41 PM
There isn't a massive need for this, but maybe we could add a note under a person's name that identifies them as the original poster.  We already have the flags for Admin, DOT employee, etc. so maybe we could add it there.  Since I started my little forum game, it might help people to recognize me as the guy who set up the game in the first place.  The flag would probably just say "Original Poster."  Just a suggestion!

Makes no sense to me
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: JJBers on May 07, 2016, 08:41:52 PM
That would be harder to do, than it is worth
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: paulthemapguy on May 08, 2016, 01:23:26 AM
Quote from: JJBers on May 07, 2016, 08:41:52 PM
That would be harder to do, than it is worth
Probably right
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: jeffandnicole on May 08, 2016, 02:11:25 AM
One forum I visited recently added it. Honestly, it's not really necessary, and in a way detracts from a conversation. 

If it's a simple q&a thread, it does highlight who asked the question. But on a multi-page thread, the OP is kinda irrelevant by the same we hit page 2.
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: Max Rockatansky on May 08, 2016, 08:36:54 AM
On the thread selection screen it shows who started the thread already.
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: mrsman on May 08, 2016, 10:32:29 AM
And where it does matter in the terms of conversation, i.e. as OP you ask a question and then you see that the responses don't really address your point, you can then say "I'm the OP and what I really want are examples of X, not examples of Y."  So we don't really need the forum to do that automatically - especially if it is technically difficult to do that.
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: froggie on May 08, 2016, 08:04:25 PM
If one really needs to see who the OP is, it's not hard to click on the first page of a given thread...
Title: Re: Original poster icon
Post by: PHLBOS on May 11, 2016, 12:48:59 PM
Quote from: froggie on May 08, 2016, 08:04:25 PM
If one really needs to see who the OP is, it's not hard to click on the first page of a given thread...
Such is also listed in the Thread Index/Listings.