Users guide & updates

[chip]

Welcome to the new forum!

A few updates as of 3/19/2026 - 

I update the default display to show 20 thread per page. You can change the value yourself on your user control panel. (User CP the second menu at the top)

I also update the default icons to be a little more intuitive, based on your feedback. Here's where we are at the moment. If I make more changes I'll try to keep this up-to-date.

Forum Icon Guide 
Here's a quick reference for the icons you'll see as you browse.

 ━━━ Thread Status (forum listing) ━━━ 
✉ Filled envelope (blue) — Thread has new posts since your last visit 
✉ Outline envelope (gray) — Nothing new since your last visit 
→ Green arrow — Click to jump directly to the first unread post in that thread 
Flame (orange-red) — Hot thread — high traffic/activity 
Lock (gray) — Thread is closed — no new replies permitted

[Old_Joe]

Thanks much, @chip- I'm getting pretty comfortable with the new setup. I hope that we don't lose too many posters in the crossover.

[Observant1]

I like the new icons.
Thanks, Chip!

[chip]

For a little while, https://cherylsnowball.com/discuss/ will now point to the old discussion board. I'll try to keep it available in case we need to retrieve something or look something up.

[Anna]

Thanks, chip. Love your avatar.