What does the number in a circle next to my user name mean?

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Feb 15, 2022 | 10:54 am
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What is this 3 in a circle and why does it change colors?

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Feb 15, 2022 | 11:59 am
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It's the first character of your username and it just switches between colors randomly
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Feb 15, 2022 | 12:43 pm
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It's the first character of your username and it just switches between colors randomly
LoL...I feel stupid considering I've been very active for years on here and never knew!

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Feb 16, 2022 | 1:02 am
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LoL...I feel stupid considering I've been very active for years on here and never knew!

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It's a fairly recent "enhancement". No use to users but helped keep the programmers in their jobs.
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Feb 16, 2022 | 2:00 am
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It's the first character of your username and it just switches between colors randomly
Ah, and here I was wondering why the color changing with no apparent reason.---
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Feb 17, 2022 | 5:43 pm
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Ah, and here I was wondering why the color changing with no apparent reason.---
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Mar 18, 2022 | 7:12 am
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Why is it not the profile picture rather than the first character of the user name?
Then I could show I am wandering
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Mar 18, 2022 | 1:09 pm
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Why is it not the profile picture rather than the first character of the user name?
Then I could show I am wandering
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Well, that would then be accurate.

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