# Blue lines between posts--different thicknesses **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 29, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-lines-between-posts-different-thicknesses/439614 "2008-02-29T06:24:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-lines-between-posts-different-thicknesses/439614/1 "2008-02-29T06:24:30Z")
I just realized the blue lines between posts in a thread have different thicknesses. I count three levels of thickness. Any significance to this? Also I swear to you sometimes one of the lines goes from being thin to being thick, right there on my screen, no page reload or anything. Is that even possible? -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-lines-between-posts-different-thicknesses/439614/2 "2008-02-29T06:31:59Z")
In IE if I click on them, they change thickness sometimes. No significance. At least that’s what the Illuminati told me. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-lines-between-posts-different-thicknesses/439614/3 "2008-02-29T12:17:03Z")
[QUOTE=Rico] In IE if I click on them, they change thickness sometimes. [/QUOTE] For me too. Why? This has long bugged me. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-lines-between-posts-different-thicknesses/439614/4 "2008-02-29T16:52:51Z")
It’s some sort of Internet Explorer weirdness. Not sure why. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-lines-between-posts-different-thicknesses/439614/5 "2008-02-29T18:04:41Z")
Previous threads from as far back as 2004: > **[Bar bars between posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=262582)** > > I’ve been noticing in the last couple days the varying thickness of the blue bars between posts, and I’m wondering why they’re there, and if they actually mean anything! > **[Question about the formatting of replies on this board.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=269508)** > > Hi all, There are blue lines that separate the posts between members in a thread. In a few instances the width of the blue divider lines varies in size. I haven’t been able to assess any pattern for the variance. Does it reflect the post replies... > **[Straight Dope Secret Bar Code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296384)** > > What’s up with the blue horizontal lines that divide one post from the next? OMM (on my monitor) they vary in thinkness and sometimes length. Are these indicative of anything? Number of posts? Number of wisecracks? Amount of stupids things you... > **[Those blue lines under your post....](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=432416)** > > Why i care i don’t know, but i’m curous. What dicates the width and thickness of the blue line that seperates posts in a thread? It isn’t standard and seems to vary randomly in thickness and whether it goes all the way to the right hand side or not.... ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-lines-between-posts-different-thicknesses/439614/6 "2008-03-01T05:44:40Z")
If I hold the mouse wheel down to scroll the page, the little circle and arrows icon leaves a mark running through the lines. Never seen that on any other sites. Very strange. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-lines-between-posts-different-thicknesses/439614/7 "2008-03-01T06:29:49Z")
[QUOTE=tbg] If I hold the mouse wheel down to scroll the page, the little circle and arrows icon leaves a mark running through the lines. Never seen that on any other sites. Very strange. [/QUOTE] Cool! I did not know that.