# Why is my post grayed out? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 22, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592 "2024-03-22T06:44:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrandMarquis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/grandmarquis/32/15596_2.png) [@GrandMarquis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GrandMarquis)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/1 "2024-03-22T06:44:16Z")
Why is my post grayed out? ---
**Author:** ![GrandMarquis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/grandmarquis/32/15596_2.png) [@GrandMarquis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GrandMarquis)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/2 "2024-03-22T06:45:57Z")
This new format won’t let me log out. Very confusing! ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/3 "2024-03-22T07:52:53Z")
Select the avatar icon top right of page ![IMG_1763](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/e/3ecf1cf77936c3f7cd005b0f58b8c946b477dd12.jpeg) then select this button ![IMG_1764](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/8/1/81ff41f11d500af6a2d15bf52cf999ad14daf117.jpeg) Then select log out. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/4 "2024-03-22T13:26:54Z")
> [@GrandMarquis](#): > > Why is my post grayed out? I’m still trying to figure out what you mean by grayed out, it looks the same as the other poster to me… ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/5 "2024-03-22T16:46:36Z")
It will usually stay greyed until someone posts something. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/6 "2024-03-22T18:29:30Z")
If you are asking why your thread title isn’t highlighted in bold like other posts may be in the same category, that’s b/c the bold highlighting occurs when a new post is added to the thread. So you don’t have to re-read a thread that you’ve already read all the posts to date. If a new post is added to the thread, then the thread title will be highlighted in bold. After I post this, the thread title should be highlighted in bold in the “General Discussion” topic , b/c you haven’t read it yet. After you read it, back to grey. Everyone’s bold/grey view is different, b/c it depends on which threads they have read. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/7 "2024-03-23T00:00:18Z")
Already answered ---
**Author:** ![GrandMarquis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/grandmarquis/32/15596_2.png) [@GrandMarquis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GrandMarquis)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/8 "2024-04-07T08:27:51Z")
Please, someone tell me how to log out! ---
**Author:** ![GrandMarquis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/grandmarquis/32/15596_2.png) [@GrandMarquis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GrandMarquis)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/9 "2024-04-07T09:10:08Z")
Thank you… I had trouble logging out several weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![glasspilot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/glasspilot/32/27886_2.png) [@glasspilot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glasspilot)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/10 "2024-04-07T12:32:23Z")
> [@GrandMarquis](#): > > Thank you… I had trouble logging out several weeks ago. Frankly GrandMarquis, I think you’re over thinking this. On messageboards/forums it’s not terribly important to log out. I just close the tab or go to my next URL. So don’t worry about it here. Now banks, email and other financial web sites I will definitely log out when I’m done. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/11 "2024-04-07T12:58:28Z")
> [@glasspilot](#): > > Now banks, email and other financial web sites I will definitely log out when I’m done. Other than emails, most of those will automatically time you out, or log you out as soon as you close the tab… email is a different story… well at least all the ones I deal with do anyway… lol ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/12 "2024-04-07T22:31:57Z")
> [@glasspilot](#): > > On messageboards/forums it’s not terribly important to log out. I just close the tab or go to my next URL. So don’t worry about it here. If other people are sharing your computer, and you simply close the browser without logging out of the forum first, if someone else using your computer surfs to the forum, you may still be logged in. Try the experiment to know for sure: when logged in, close the browser, then surf back to the forum using a new browser window & click a few links here. Are you still logged in? ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/13 "2024-04-07T23:15:13Z")
Posts are grayed out if you’ve already viewed all the comments. You can log out by clicking on your icon in the top left corner, choosing the ‘head and shoulders’ icon that comes up on the bottom of the dialogue box that pops up. Log out is the last choice. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-is-my-post-grayed-out/194592/14 "2024-04-07T23:35:16Z")
Grand Marquis said in one of his other threads that he now knows how to logout and has left the building.