Is it just me?

@sishy7 (27166)

Australia

April 16, 2016 12:31pm CST

# 16 I'm sure it's probably obvious to every one else but me... That's why I'll just throw this question to all of you - what is that icon next to 'Explore' supposed to be? All of the other ones are clear to me - '$' for the bank, 'Pencil' to write a discussion, 'Magnifying Glass' for easy search, and 'People' to represent those we follow. I can't decide on what exactly is that symbol to explore. Is it a face with spiky hair? Or is it a bonfire?

Aha! That must be it, huh?! A bonfire like explorers would have when they're out there, right?

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@Mike197602 (15504)

• United Kingdom

16 Apr 16

I've always thought it was a fire.

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@pgntwo (22405)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

16 Apr 16

I'm with Mike, it's a flame above a globe , representing Hot Discussions.

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

How do you think the 'fire' and 'explore' relate to each other?

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@Mike197602 (15504)

• United Kingdom

16 Apr 16

@sishy7 I think @pgn is probably right.

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@teamfreak16 (43567)

• Denver, Colorado

16 Apr 16

Yeah, now that you mention it, what is that thing?

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

Looks like @pgntwo found where the symbol came from...

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

@pgntwo That picture you found is exactly it!

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

28 Apr 16

I always thought it was a flame, but now that you have made this discussion - I don't see the connection to exploring with a flame! I saw the comment about a flame above a globe and hot discussions - I guess that would be the best explanation. I might even say it's an eye (with lashes?) - an eye would have made sense, but this doesn't look that much like an eye. Good question!!

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

29 Apr 16

@sishy7 Oh now this is bugging me

. As a design person, these kinds of icons are supposed to be obvious - but this one is not so obvious. We see the flame part, but can't really make out what the bottom part is supposed to be. One could almost see it as a tear or rain drop, but I don't know . . . I'm stumped

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

30 Apr 16

@much2say yeah, don't you like my face with spiky hair idea?

without pgn's finding of the globe picture it would almost be impossible for anyone to guess the bottom part...

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

29 Apr 16

Yeah, yuki's idea of a compass would have been closer to exploring... They definitely had 'hot' discussions in mind when choosing the flame icon.

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@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

16 Apr 16

By George I think you got it .... I hadn't really thought about it but it does look a little like a flame or a weird G, who knows.

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@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

16 Apr 16

I've seen handwriting where they write their capital G's in a similar fashion @sishy7

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

@rebelann Yes, I've seen such writing for 'G' too... What I meant was, why would a 'G' be used as a symbol for the explore tab...

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

Ha ha... why would it be a 'G' at all?

But I think you're right about it being a flame...

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@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

18 Apr 17

maybe things are different now compare before.

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

18 Apr 17

It's just me... the icon seems to be quite obvious for others...

@rachz_kisses (3838)

• Philippines

12 Jun 16

It looks like a fire to me. I'm not sure...

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

12 Jun 16

yes, I think safe to say it's a flame of fire representing 'hot' stuff behind it...

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

12 Jun 16

nah, nothing's wrong with saying it as fire - that's what everyone responses were as well, they're pretty interchangeable...

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@rachz_kisses (3838)

• Philippines

12 Jun 16

@sishy7 hahaha! I should have said flame.

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@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

27 Apr 16

Yes , it is a fire image . Which means we have to fire up our myLotting by exploring more .

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

27 Apr 16

he he... you could be right, or it just simply means there are some hot stuff under 'explore'

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@xstitcher (39002)

• Petaluma, California

17 Apr 16

Sounds like you got a lot of good explanations.

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

27 Apr 16

Yes, I did. It makes so much sense now!

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

17 Apr 16

I thought it looked like a flame but did not think about it much.

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

17 Apr 16

Most would probably not think about it too much either... I just happen to think about weird stuff too much sometimes...

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@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

16 Apr 16

Looks like a flame to me too.

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

Yeah, I think a flame it most certainly is...

@desertdawg (312)

• United States

17 Apr 16

Maybe it is supposed to be a torch, like you see when people explore caves. Heck I had not even figured out all the categories in the Explore drop down menu and had to write a post about the no response one. Just my two cents.

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

17 Apr 16

Which one do you have a problem figuring out with? Is it the 'Interesting Discussions' one? If so, it is based on tags that the writer recently uses most... I guess the idea is if we use a particular tag word more often then we must think it's an 'interesting' topic or we have a certain level of interest on that particular subject/category. Thus, everyone's list of 'Interesting Discussions' would be different.

@JudyEv (381750)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Apr 16

Good question. Off to read the responses. :)

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

27 Apr 16

I like my 'face with spiky hair' but of course that's not it...

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

17 Apr 16

Fire for me..i think. Haha

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

17 Apr 16

Fire it is then...

@responsiveme (22923)

• India

12 Jun 16

I 'm glad you pointed this out. I never thought of it and now I know:)

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

12 Jun 16

just like acronyms, we have to learn icons for all of this whole new way of communicating these days...

@yukimori (10193)

• United States

16 Apr 16

It's the flames of burning hot discussions... or something like that. I think a compass would make more sense, personally...

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

It would... especially for someone like me who is too stuck on relating the symbol with the word 'Explore' instead of what underneath or beyond the word itself..

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

16 Apr 16

fire, like try this and get burned? LOL, you have a good question here, I never had thought about it

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

I don't know why things like that bothers me - I really shouldn't let it... And oh, I like your interpretation of it

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@lovebeingmummy2 (806)

• Aberdeen, Scotland

16 Apr 16

I'll have to go and check the symbols now lol

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

16 Apr 16

They're right on top of the page with the black bar background...

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