Hi Ann,
I did create a lot of different thread icons this time around, but haven't had a chance to assemble a key to them. But here goes:
To start out you have forum icons:
= A forum with no unread topics/all topics have been read or marked read.
= A forum that contains unread topics.
Next you have topic icons:
= A topic that is unread or has new posts that have not been read.
= A topic that has been read.
= A topic that is unread or has new posts that have not been read, PLUS the little dot means you have previously posted to the topic.
= A topic that has been read PLUS the little dot means you have previously posted to this topic.
= A topic that has not been read or has new posts, PLUS the star means it is a popular topic with at least 25 replies.
= A topic that has been read, plus it is a hot/popular topic.
= A topic that has not been read or has new posts, PLUS it is a hot topic, PLUS you have previously posted to this topic.
= A topic that has been read PLUS it is a hot topic PLUS you have previously posted to this topic.
There are other icons too, like announcements, stickies, polls, locked topics/forums, etc. I think you will get the drift of those
Hope that helps
Chris