The description of the Topic Starter (OP) Hidden

[Smartvirus]

Topic starter is written on the (OP) but it is hidden, and those who are using mobile phone to login to the site (forum) might  not see the description but those who are using laptop or desktop will see it.

It depends largely on the version of phone you might be using. I access this forum most times on my mobile as, laptop or desktop is too bulky and don't come handy, not to mention that for me, its not time definitive of when I'll like to access the forum although, larger screens are better as per displays and some functions like adhoc links but, the inscription "OP" displays fine on my mobile device. Mind you, it was a new upgrade to the forum SMF software, code programmed by PowerGlove based on popular demand and implemented by Theymos.

[Marykeller]

When I start seeing OP on every topic post made. I was amazed by the new development. At first, I was kinda surprised by what am seeing. like when did the forum start putting OP on every starter(name) of a post? It was today I get to find out about it on meta.

OP at this side of the post creator is a brilliant idea. It's commendable.

OP by side of the post creator still means the "original poster" of the post

[Mpamaegbu]

I didn't know what the OP abbreviation meant until I came to this forum. The first time I encountered the term I had to google it. 

Well, I don't think anyone is going to charge you now for that confession 😊

[Gallar]

those words are definitely intended for beginners, it's only natural that the name is also a beginner, sometimes they even post a lot that can't be understood, especially about other symbols, I'm also still a beginner, what I prioritize joining this forum is reading and discussing bitcoin, trading and other crypto, so a beginner like me doesn't know about the symbols you describe because I just focus on the discussion.

[zaim7413]

I can easily see the Op tag even though I'm Online on my mobile.

A little information for newbies or other users who don't know the origin of adding the tag (OP) next to the topic-starter name. Adding the (Op) tag is a suggestion from @ajaxtempest described in his thread on May 07, 2022 OP posting easier identification system.

Suggestions from @ajaxtempest received a positive response from users who have been instrumental in the forum.

I think such a system can be useful, specially in sections where the spammy replies outweighs the number of informative replies.

Often it can be confusing to keep track of the OP's actual replies in the thread because the number of posts replying to the First post is more than a single digit number. Some of the threads in the "Bitcoin Discussion" and "Altcoin Discussion" are made with genuine "coffeeshop-debate" idea in mind but ends up being a influx of a Black Friday sale.

Hence I would support the "OP's" idea here.

I often find myself scrolling up, to see if a post was made by OP. In many cases the post deserves to be reported unless it was made by OP. Especially on topics from Newbies it's confusing.
So I support this suggestion

That's....actually a damn good idea, and I wouldn't mind seeing it implemented when the new forum software is rolled out.  Unfortunately there's only two problems: 1) You might not live long enough to see the new forum software rolled out, and 2) This suggestion might be completely ignored, as so many others have.

The idea of indicating an Op is not a bad one. When you visit social media such as facebook, that feature is used, it's indicated as "author".
I think it's worth implementing, unless there will be a draw back because of forum SMF.

Me too.
I was thinking of at least an icon like a mic icon of OP in Reddit back in the days, but due to avatars and the coin logo corresponding the rank of the user, it might be a little difficult to see.
Sometimes when I read certain threads, I am looking for OP's replies if s/he is even bothering to discuss with the replies in the thread or just blatantly abandoned the whole thread. In case the latter happens, I usually either don't bother joining the discussion or just report the thread.

I tend to agree with the suggestion.
Sometimes it needs to scroll up when you forgot the OP name, it will help us if you don't want to memorize first the OP username.  Though the idea isn't necessary much at least, it's hassle-free for us as a reader how to easily catch up or determine the OP replies.

But the question is, how to apply such a system to SMF which the forum used.

Alternative suggestion.
I've been currently using the chrome BPIP Extension to add further features that I liked, it's possible to add this feature on the BPIP chrome extension too while waiting for the result of the OP's proposal?

I agree with this, I think such functionality could be helpful, and I do not see any negative side to it. Sometimes it is hard to follow the thread, especially when it spans over multiple pages. It might be useful to highlight OP posts in some way to get the discussion back on track.

According to them, the addition of the (OP) tag will be very useful to identify the name of the starter-topic in the next post.

Then the suggestions from the people above were responded to by theymos and added a tag (OP) next to the name of the topic-starter.

I probably never would've spent the ~hour figuring out how to add it because it strikes me as unnecessary, but I also don't see the harm in it. Since you wrote the code, I added it. Thanks!

[Cryptomultiplier]

At the initial stage, I ignored the symbolism of the name, because my limited knowledge prompted me to think it was an additional name of the user. After seeing this 'OP' in other posts I was inquisitive enough to research the meaning and learned it means original post/poster.
Since I make use of a phone, I have only seen the initials, OP as a display, often times in bracket format, (OP). Also, when the person who started the topic is commenting on his posts or is quoted in his/her post, this displays as (OP).