Wherever I go, if I click on the vote totals tooltip on a locked question or answer that has historical significance, there is always a `>` present just before the description. 
 This screenshot:

[![enter image description here][1]][1]

Confirms that.  This screenshot:

[![enter image description here][2]][2]

Is of a post that is not locked.  Why is this behavior only present in locked post vote-totals tooltips?  Why is it present at all?


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An example post:
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[Jon Skeet Facts][3]; it has a historical lock.  Hover over or click on the vote-totals tooltips on the answers as well as the question.

It also happens when reviewing VLQ posts  that are *not* locked:

[![enter image description here][4]][4]


  [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/frWQw.png
  [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/stgM0.png
  [3]:https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9134/jon-skeet-facts
  [4]: https://i.sstatic.net/5FAvb.png