I asked this before but can't find the post to discover the reply ...
Crazy, hunh?

Anyway, can you tell me what are those little blue i0cons beside the posts in a forum. Some are envelopes, some are open envelopes, some have little splash of tears or lights or something coming out the top of the envelope.

I thought they were just read and unread, but there's more to it.

AND, while I'm at it, can you tell me how to turn off the blue check marks by some posts. One time I found this - found out that this check means that I'm following that post, but I really didn't want to follow any of them that are checked.

Sorry -- slow learner!

T.