instead of a lock pad as the icon for a locked topic, why not make it a blast door from star wars. it is better than a lock pad. and it will make it star warzy like the lightsabers.

Meh, design things like that are nice, but the lock is more understandable IMO. It's clearer that it's locked Not a bad idea though.

Yeah, although that is a good idea, I think it's more important to have easily understood icons. I still can't figure out what most of them mean without looking at the thing at the bottom of the screen telling what each one is