Thanks PS -- I actually asked the via the Contact Us page and got an ambiguous response about red indicating new posts but didn't make the distinctions you did -- much more sense now.
I haven't figured out the TER discussion board timestamps. Usually they are just plain text. Sometimes they are bold black fonts. Sometimes they are red. I haven't seen a pattern to when they are one way or the other
Bold black for the first 24 hours or so.
Red from 24-48 hours.
Non bold black after 48 hours.
It is a tool for moderators to see at a glance if a new post is added to an old thread.
Thanks PS -- I actually asked the via the Contact Us page and got an ambiguous response about red indicating new posts but didn't make the distinctions you did -- much more sense now.