That's the new "thread starter" icon. Apparently it's most useful in the introductions and doormat threads so the mentors can see who the newbie is. It appeared yesterday and then it was a little pencil icon doing a scribble which I preferred as it was more indicative of its function. The blue star looks like a rep mark or a ranking for something.<br/><br/>Also, twenty footballers.<em>Twenty?</em>Fuck.<br/><br/>I mean<em>fuck</em>.