# what's this blue arrow for?

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**Created:** [July 4, 2000, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-blue-arrow-for/24500 "2000-07-04T00:41:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2000, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-blue-arrow-for/24500/1 "2000-07-04T00:41:21Z")

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What are these blue arrows next to the orange envelopes next to updated threads? I know the orange envelopes indicate a an newly posted to thread, so then, what is the blue arrow for? And will the arrow ever point up?

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**Author:** ![murano13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@murano13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/murano13)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2000, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-blue-arrow-for/24500/2 "2000-07-04T00:46:07Z")

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Well, from what I have deduced by clicking on the arrow and seeing what happens, the blue arrow next to a thread takes you to the last post in that thread. The blue arrow next to a user name at the right takes you to the last post by that user.