What do the difference in colors for the number of posts mean?

[Jaybar]

Hi

The numbers next to a post, I believe refers, in some way, to the number of posts. Some are black, some red and some are shaded grey. What do these color differences mean?

[Richard.Dane]

The number is the number of replies and the colour goes from grey to orange depending on the number of likes and the likes to posts ratio on the thread.

[Jaybar]

@Richard.Dane i am not sure I understand your response but thanks.

[Bjorn]

In addition to Richard’s answer, you can also read here;

What do all the numbers mean?

It might be useful to have an explanation of what the number to the right of a thread actually means. Can anybody explain: What the regular number means? What about when it’s in a circle? Dull orange? Bright orange? In a circle and orange? Two different numbers side by side? Perhaps I’m just a bit dim, but all these variations seem a bit OTT to me.

[Jaybar]

@Bjorn Since joining in August 2023, I remain clueless about what this all means.

[Bjorn]

I think you will find most of the answers to your questions here;

[Innocent_Bystander]

But in practical terms, the numbers and colours have no bearing on anything!

[Ebor]

I’d never even noticed the colours, let alone wondered what they meant!

Is ignorance bliss, one wonders?

[AndyR]

Usually…