(I typed the following awhile ago, but I was taken away from my computer before I had a chance to post it. That's why some of the info is redundant.)
ICQ ("I seek you") is an old instant messenging service that has kind of fallen to the wayside as AIM and all the others have risen up. It was in vogue, however, when this board was created, and that's why the profile has a spot for your number. This message board also has the option of showing a little ICQ logo above each post, to the right of the editing pencil, that shows if people are logged into the service and that allows you to message them. ICQ is so little used nowadays, though, that this cool little feature of the forums is disabled.
These are the different icons that can appear next to the edit icon:
→ You are not logged into ICQ.
→ You are logged into ICQ.
→ ICQ is confused, probably because you entered an incorrect member number into your profile.
Broken image → I think this occurs when a number with too few digits, like "1337," is entered into the ICQ field.
When the icon is clicked—regardless of whether the ICQ number in the person's profile is correct—a window comes up that allows you to send an ICQ message to that person. If the number in my profile were actually my ICQ number (it's not), then you could click the following icon and send me a message. But still give it a click, anyway:
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"He is not a fool who gives up what he cannot keep for the sake of what he can never lose."
