U L O/ icons under my name

[Chocoholic]

Unidentified Little Object

I hope you don't think me too stupid, but what is that little green circle with the blue edges that has started appearing on my posts? At the bottom, a snowflake-thingy accompanies it. Something to do with how many posts I've made?

 

[pdswife]

it tells the others if you are one line or not.

 

[Andy M.]

If you place your cursor on an icon such as the green circle, and wait for a couple of seconds, a label will pop up telling you what it is.

The 'snowflake thingy' is actually a scale and can be used to give karma.

 

[mrsmac]

Thanks for that it had me confused too. My next question is where has my avatar gone???

 

[purrfectlydevine]

How can I get an avatar? (In simple English please as I am computer illiterate.)