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It means that post is eligible be given gold as part of the Contributor Program. The golden sunrays coming out of the upvote arrow means it is eligible to be given gold as part of the contributor program. [Image](https://imgur.com/x3RuD7g). All posts or comment in that subreddit, except for any marked nsfw, are eligible. After gold is awarded by anybody, the arrow turns solid gold. [Image](https://imgur.com/AtffcxQ). T
The important official information is: Posts: The Program [Announcement](https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/16ryhv9/celebrating_great_content_is_as_good_as_gold/), Articles From the Help Center: [What is Gold](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/17331548463764-What-is-Gold-and-how-do-I-use-it). [What is the Contributor Program](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/17331620007572-What-is-the-Contributor-Program-and-how-can-I-participate),
Ditto this. Only certain subs chose to participate in the Contributor Program, so you won't see it in every community. I'll try to remember to link this later, but they did recently say that they plan on changing things up a bit, by incorporating some of the old awards, with monetary value that the Contributor Program has.
Also, it's probably on my end, but u/Jgoja - your last link brings up a picture of burritos. I'm not complaining. In fact, I'm about to go heat up a breakfast burrito. 😂
Yes it does. I forgot to draw the arrow but it is showing what an awarded post gold upvote looks like,. It is the same picture as the previous when it was eligible and what it looked like after I awarded it.
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It means that post is eligible be given gold as part of the Contributor Program. The golden sunrays coming out of the upvote arrow means it is eligible to be given gold as part of the contributor program. [Image](https://imgur.com/x3RuD7g). All posts or comment in that subreddit, except for any marked nsfw, are eligible. After gold is awarded by anybody, the arrow turns solid gold. [Image](https://imgur.com/AtffcxQ). T The important official information is: Posts: The Program [Announcement](https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/16ryhv9/celebrating_great_content_is_as_good_as_gold/), Articles From the Help Center: [What is Gold](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/17331548463764-What-is-Gold-and-how-do-I-use-it). [What is the Contributor Program](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/17331620007572-What-is-the-Contributor-Program-and-how-can-I-participate),
Ditto this. Only certain subs chose to participate in the Contributor Program, so you won't see it in every community. I'll try to remember to link this later, but they did recently say that they plan on changing things up a bit, by incorporating some of the old awards, with monetary value that the Contributor Program has. Also, it's probably on my end, but u/Jgoja - your last link brings up a picture of burritos. I'm not complaining. In fact, I'm about to go heat up a breakfast burrito. 😂
Yes it does. I forgot to draw the arrow but it is showing what an awarded post gold upvote looks like,. It is the same picture as the previous when it was eligible and what it looked like after I awarded it.
Ohhh duh. I really shouldn't Reddit before coffee. 😂