tea.mathoverflow.net - Discussion Feed (What are the numbered stars by my questions?) 2018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher Dan Brumleve comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8364) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8364#Comment_8364 2010-08-16T02:38:50-07:00 2018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00 Dan Brumleve http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/341/ Zev Chonoles, thanks now I understand how it works! But I think that if you favorite your own question that should not appear in the publicly-visible count. Zev Chonoles comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8362) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8362#Comment_8362 2010-08-16T01:15:01-07:00 2018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00 Zev Chonoles http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/123/ There's no downfavorite - it's binary, i.e. either you've favorited a question or you haven't (clicking the star once favorites a question, clicking it again undoes it). Although you will always have ... Dan Brumleve comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8361) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8361#Comment_8361 2010-08-16T00:54:35-07:00 2018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00 Dan Brumleve http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/341/ One difference I have since learned is that I can favorite my own question with a star but I cannot upvote it. Also I can downvote but I don't know how to downfavorite. Can everyone who can vote ... Zev Chonoles comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8360) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8360#Comment_8360 2010-08-16T00:43:52-07:00 2018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00 Zev Chonoles http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/123/ As described in point 6 of http://mathoverflow.net/tips, the star icon is for favoriting questions so that you can return to them conveniently - the number you see underneath the star is the number ... Dan Brumleve comments on "What are the numbered stars by my questions?" (8357) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/607/what-are-the-numbered-stars-by-my-questions/?Focus=8357#Comment_8357 2010-08-15T23:11:53-07:00 2018-11-04T23:24:39-08:00 Dan Brumleve http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/account/341/ Sorry if this is in a FAQ. What does it mean when there are stars with numbers by a question? This question I asked ...