Recently I navigated to the SO chat, and I noticed some of chat rooms have a Locked icon at Top Left side corner.
What does this locked icon mean?
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2When in doubt, hover! 90% of the times it will tell you what the icon/element is doing. :)– Shadow Wizard Is Sad And AngryOct 14, 2014 at 6:48
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1@ShadowWizard I am often hovering...not sure how I got up here though...– user273376Oct 14, 2014 at 6:50
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2Oh, and -1 for no free hand shapes in the screenshot! :D– Shadow Wizard Is Sad And AngryOct 14, 2014 at 6:56
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If you hover over the padlock, it says:
Gallery: anyone may enter, but only approved users can talk
Essentially, a semi private chat room, a lot of the times for specific topics between 2 or more members (I would imagine an attempt to keep it on topic as much as possible). If you click on the room, there is a button to request access.
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It indicates that the room mode is Gallery.
If room mode is Public, anyone may enter and talk.
If room mode is Gallery, anyone may enter, but only approved users can talk.
The "Request Access" button is displayed at the bottom of the page, if you enter a chat room which is in Gallery mode.
answered Oct 14, 2014 at 6:43
