What does it mean?

What does it mean?
 

Hi, forgive my ignorance but I don't know what the little round thing appearing next to one's site name means and the word that appears below the site name also. For example, below my site name vita32 appears the word "opal". Is this related to the number of posts posted?

Thank you,

vita32

The word underneath your name indicates the number of posts you have made, and the green thing indicates if you are logged on or not. You will never see your own 'green thing' other than green, but others will see it as grey if you have logged off. :)

Edit - place your mouse pointer over the 'green thing'

Perikles, thank you very much. you are very helpful.

It the grade of your nick currently.

Check my nick, it says Diamond.

When you got a level of post made for you, then it tend to change itself, and well it's the indicative of the amount of post or contributions made for you in the forums.

Please don't forget post more with us here.

CrOtALiTo,

Gracias y que tengas un buen dia!

vita32

You're welcome.
Don't forget ask me again.

I liked this feature,
however I think we should have a marker to indicate,
our native tongue
the current system is more difficult then I like.
small text, cluttered on the right.. :(

however don't recode your website for me. ahahha.

or you can...