What do thread prefixes mean on Physics Forums?

[paulalex7000]

How did you find PF?

Googling various astronomy topics

Hello, just checking this site out. New Member info indicated I should partake in this 'new member' thread. So here I am. I intend just to lurk, and learn and read about cool stuff, especially about the mind-boggling power of this GRB221009A... In fact, something an astronomer wrote back in 2007 about GRBs led me to this site. She wrote a very good article.

I'm very new to this site. Been spending quite a few minutes trying to find the FAQ on posting. I noticed subjects are prefaced with 'b' or 'i' or some other alphabetic character. From reading some other post, I gather 'b' is Basic. Does that mean if you have a complete layman question about some event or object, it should be prefaced with that?

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[fresh_42]

Hello and !

Have fun and stay curious!

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PF.

From reading some other post, I gather 'b' is Basic. Does that mean if you have a complete layman question about some event or object, it should be prefaced with that?

The thread prefix letter let's you specify at what level you would like the discussion to be in that thread:

** B = Basic, mostly high school level discussion

** I = Intermediate, including undergraduate university level discussion

** A = Advanced, including graduate level university discussion and beyond

Not all sub-forums use the thread prefix tool, but most of the technical Physics forums use them. When you start a new thread in whichever forum (by typing a thread title in the empty thread form at the top of that forum), you will see if there is a pull-down menu to the left of the title that let's you set the prefix.

 

[paulalex7000]

Welcome to PF. The thread prefix letter let's you specify at what level you would like the discussion to be in that thread:

** B = Basic, mostly high school level discussion

** I = Intermediate, including undergraduate university level discussion

** A = Advanced, including graduate level university discussion and beyond

Not all sub-forums use the thread prefix tool, but most of the technical Physics forums use them. When you start a new thread in whichever forum (by typing a thread title in the empty thread form at the top of that forum), you will see if there is a pull-down menu to the left of the title that let's you set the prefix.

Thanks!