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?




  [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/frWQw.png
  [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/stgM0.png