So a 'hot thread' is a thread with more than a certain number of posts, then?
Correct. I think it's more than 10 posts, and it's a hot thread.
Umm no? I think it depends on if you have read the thread. If you haven't read it, it is yellow. If you have, and it has new posts, then it is hot. I've seen non-hot threads with less than 10 votes.
Votes? Eh?
If you meant posts, I think you're right. I don't know, I guess we'll wait for WildCowboy to give one of his infamous descriptions of the workings of MacRumors
But given the amount of traffic we get, perhaps we should raise those thresholds...an awful lot of threads qualify as "hot" around here.