# Grey usernames?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-usernames/281723>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 27, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-usernames/281723 "2004-12-27T01:29:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-usernames/281723/1 "2004-12-27T01:29:20Z")

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Why are some usernames grey in threads (not when mentioned in the threads but their username in their posts, next to the check mark)?

WRS

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**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-usernames/281723/2 "2004-12-27T02:09:24Z")

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It’s a link, which means when you’ve clicked on it it turns your “clicked hyperlink colour”, which happens to be grey.

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**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-usernames/281723/3 "2004-12-27T04:39:16Z")

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So it is! 🙂 Stupid I.

Thanks!

WRS

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-usernames/281723/4 "2004-12-27T08:58:24Z")

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It means they’re part of the clique.

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-usernames/281723/5 "2004-12-28T15:01:54Z")

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> [@1920s Style "Death Ray"](#):
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> It means they’re part of the clique.

No, it means they’ve been cliqued on! 😃

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**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-usernames/281723/6 "2004-12-28T15:17:49Z")

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It means they’re contagious. Keep AWAY from them! 😃 :eek: