Hide Lock Badge Icon

[nathank (Nathan Kershaw)]

@Lilly

Also, now I have some more javascript gurus at my disposal. hehe

Another feature request

Would this TC be a good place for an alternative lock icon for categories?

I believe that makes quite a bit more sense for categories and subcategories in Discourse. seems a much better fit for closed topics.

BTW this has definitely hit the rule of threes (including yourself!). AND co-CEO love:

Alternatives to lock icon for categories

Quite a bit later, but I still find the lock quite startling and confusing, it just feels like its a category that can not be posted into cause it was shut down. I really wish we could have a different icon there, even if its not the group icon.

Alternatives to padlock icons on secured categories

the more i think about this, the more i believe the badge for a secure forum should be optional, and i think from a logical perspective, it should also be a key not a lock (as in, the user has the key to get in). yesterday i was doing some work on the component i use to control the sidebar and i enabled the lock badge on my lounge for about an hour and immediately users were confused thinking it was locked, and certainly the fact the lock badge just appeared was a big factor. but that badge is …