gomanchu wrote:
What do the four vertical bars after one's username mean ? And what does a good star mean ? And is there someplace other than this forum where things like this are explained ?
The bars are the connection quality.
If you mean gold star, that means they have gold level premium membership.
You can find a lot of answers on the help pages. https://support.chess.com/
What do the four vertical bars after one's username mean ? And what does a good star mean ? And is there someplace other than this forum where things like this are explained ?