skepsci comments on Open Thread, February 1-14, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: skepsci 12 July 2013 04:39:26AM 1 point [-]

Why do some posts have pink borders?

I can't quite figure it out. I gather it has something to do with being new, since newer posts are more likely to be pink and every reply to a pink post seems to be pink. But it's not purely chronological (since some of the most recent comments do not have pink borders when I view the thread), and it's not purely based on being new since the last time you've viewed a thread (since I've seen pink borders around my own posts).

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 12 July 2013 05:28:11AM 1 point [-]

It's posts you haven't read before. I think writing a post doesn't count as reading it. Also, the newest open thread is this one.

Comment author: skepsci 12 July 2013 05:44:40AM *  0 points [-]

Thanks. The logic the board uses to determine posts you've read seems strange.

Sorry about posting in the wrong open thread. I followed an "open thread" link, and this looked like it was the most recent open thread.