Topics (Old)

Normal and Popular topics
A topic starts out as Normal when it's first posted. After a certain threshold of posts and views, it becomes a Popular topic. The exact specifications are unknown, but if it gets to about 2 or 3 pages, it usually becomes a Popular topic. For this reason, there are very few Normal topics in most forums, since most topics can get to 2 or 3 pages. However, the LEGO Universe Forum has a huge amount of Normal topics, since many of them are not answered. Most Popular topics usaly reach up to 50 pages before its forgotten but, if a topic is really popular it can reach to 1000 pages, such as Talk To the Mods.

Pinned
Pinned topics are topics that stay at the top of the front page of the forum, no matter how active they actually are. Pinned topics are usually "Welcome Newbies" topics or other important topics that need replies. Topics can be unpinned, if they become spammy or highly off-topic. Recently, the pinned topics in the MB Forum have been unpinned and re-pinned several times because of a glitch. If a topic is an important announcement that does not require replies, it can be made a sticky topic instead of being pinned.

Sticky/Announcements
Sticky topics, also known as announcements, FAQs, are messages left by moderators that are displayed at the top of the first page of the forum, just above Pinned Topics. These topics are locked to avoid drawing attention away from the main point. These are usually rules or guidelines of some sort and importance. For example, there have been announcements on reduction of spam and roleplay rules.

Locked
These are posts that are locked by the poster, by using HTML coding; which is now banned on the LMBs. See Locked Posts.