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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I can't click on it, don't find anything on lemmy.world about it (maybe I'm just not good at searching for this stuff) and it only appears on a single comment I made. I haven't seen it anywhere else yet. What does it mean?

EDIT / update: It is probably just an UI bug of some sort.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 11 months ago

It means you're armored and ready for keyboard battle.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It means Mod is speaking officially.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But I am not a mod in that community ^^° so unless an actual mod / admin slammed that icon onto my comment for whatever reason, I have no idea why it is there.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that part I don't know, that is what that icon means, though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Hmmm ... maybe it's something to mark an "admin-approved answer" or something similar? That's the only thing I can think of RN.

[–] Starb3an 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Did you somehow put an emoji in your name? It's on your main profile also. So I believe it's a part of your name as opposed to community/server related.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If it was part of the username, it should appear on all comments across the site. It's just that one single comment tho.

[–] Starb3an 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. It shows up on all of your comments on this thread for me. I'm using liftoff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Very weird. Just out of curiosity, have you seen that symbol anywhere else, too? Or just in this thread?

[–] Starb3an 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I see it on all of your threads/comments. I haven't noticed anyone else with emojis in their name, but I also haven't been looking.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Sorry for the confusion, but I'm not talking about the emoji - that this little wolf head appears everywhere is normal and intended. What I mean is the red icon right next to it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Weird ... if it was deleted, y'all would not be able to see it, right? And I'm obviously not banned as I can still post, and neither am I an admin / mod.

PS: I can't find anything about it in the mod log either.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Deleted shows a little red trash can next to post. Mods can see deleted posts to answer your question, that is how I can see that member's post that was deleted in the screenshot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a link? Does something appear when you put your mouse on top of it without clicking?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No hover text either, unlike with other icons. Direct comment links don't properly work ATM, but there are only two comments on the post anyway: https://lemmy.world/post/4262270

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The HTML says "text-danger" but I only see it on lemmy.world, maybe ask a mod about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Weird

Edit: I guess I can't post the HTML even in code blocks. RIP.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The icon usually signifies you're a moderator of the community, that the comment is within.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I am not a mod of that community tho, and the "mod icon" that does appear in the communities I moderate, looks different entirely (a green M)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, very strange. Also confusing, from a UI design perspective.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Could it be to identify you as OP?

edit: probably not; there is a different marker for that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

...and I'm also not the OP of that other comment thread ^^°

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Could it mean you're blocked/banned/shadow-banned or similar?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That was my first instinct too, but I can't find anything about it in the mod log, where banning etc. would normally appear (the logs are public). And if I were banned, I wouldn't be able to post and comment, nor would y'all be able to see the comment, right?

I'm just at a loss.

[–] loutr 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I guess it's a UI bug, with Sync the icon doesn't show up on your comment (and it does show up on admin comment, so it's supported by the app).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Ah, goot to know. If it was something "official" then it should show up in the apps as well (I'm using the boring, ordinary browser version) so it seems likely that it is just a bug.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Very strange.