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Community Center F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2025 Jan 02 4:06 pm)
Subject: Online or invisible...
It should be an option as it's a privacy issue for certain. I've seen this issue been raised a few times, and there are those who don't have time to comment but view, and there's a guilt factor involved here. "He's online, why doesn't he come?". The answer is simple; I'm beating off creditors, nasty girlfriends, stray animals wandering into my house, and trying to model while I'm making dinner while on the phone. Another OPTION that needs to be implemented.
I wish they would get rid of the whole "who's online" area period. It probably contributes a great deal to the amount of lag this site has.
If the person is online they'll reply. If not, they'll reply when they are. If they are busy they'll reply when they get a chance. I see no valid reason for people being able to view who is online at this particluar moment in time.
I've had numerous messages from people I've never heard of and don't know and have never "seen" on the boards send me messages because they saw me online in the "Who's Online", and all they were looking for was someone to chat with or a "new friend".
I don't report these types of things because I don't want to get people into trouble. But PMs like that wouldn't be an issue if the "who's online" didn't exist, or if you were able to make yourself "invisible" to the feature.
"It is good to see ourselves as
others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we
are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not
angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to
say." - Ghandi
Good points, Acadia!
But I do appreciate the "online now" functionality when it comes to contacting moderators or coordinators. It helps resolving my question more quickly.
Luckily I don't have the PM trouble you have. Probably because those people first hop over to my home page here, see my ugly mug and decide not to talk to me...
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter
Quote - Probably because those people first hop over to my home page here, see my ugly mug and decide not to talk to me...
runs to look at homepage
I show a "red x" and get a 404 error when I try to view the picture in a new window.
"It is good to see ourselves as
others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we
are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not
angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to
say." - Ghandi
Ah. Well, that red "x" certainly looks better than I do! Maybe I'll get spammed with IM's too now...
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter
Quote - Ah. Well, that red "x" certainly looks better than I do! Maybe I'll get spammed with IM's too now...
LOL, well I wouldn't go so far as to say I was "Spammed". But I have received about 6 or 7 such PM's from total strangers. But what do you say when someone sends you a message saying "will you be my friend?" and when you casually ask how they know you, they reply that they saw your name in the "who's online" list. hehe
I do take the time to reply and that results in a few back and forth exchanges of PM's. However, sometimes I'm not feeling social, or I'm in a hurry, or not feeling well. And when I get a PM I feel obligated to respond, no matter who it's from. I haven't been harassed or hassled though. So that's a plus :) I guess it's just someone who is lonely looking for someone to talk with sometimes.
"It is good to see ourselves as
others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we
are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not
angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to
say." - Ghandi
I have to agree with Shardz and Acadia that it is a privacy issue and in being so should be up to us whether we want ...ONLINE NOW... visible or not.
I don't place a sign on my home telling the neighborhood that I am home and I don't think it should be done here unless we as individuals ask for that "option"
Just my humble opinion.
ohhh now i know why people said to me BUT YOU WHERE ONLINE ... when i didnot repley to them on IM... i never knew how they knew i was online but its shown all the time :}
Learned something today ...
CB
who is online NOW .... heheheh
IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT BAR-CODE SENT A PM to 26FAHRENHEIT "same person"
Chris
I've been very uneasy about this, too. Before, you had to click to a separate page to see who was online and then scan through a long list...that made the information accessible if you needed it, but some effort had to be made to get it...which I think the an acceptable balance vis-a-vis privacy concerns.
Now, my online status is EVERYWHERE and it's so apparent...in the forums AND the galleries. Yuck!
In this day and age, people are much more concerned about privacy. I'm not very optimistic about getting this changed, based on Stacey's response at the top of this thread. But if & when they install the Bondware package to their paying web customers, I'm certain that those customers' users are going to complain about this too...so I just hope Rendo faces that fact now and makes the change now.
Definitely want the option of whether or not to display my online status!!
Check out my full gallery at Cliff-Dweller Artworks
cliff-dweller...You got that right, before we had to go to another page and scroll down a never-ending list of names to see who was online. (to much work to even bother) so the privacy thing wasn't that big of a deal.
What next...GPS, where we can pinpoint exactly where a particular member is and what they are up to at that exact moment?
I simply think that we should be given the option to be or not to be...sorry!
Quote - and what they are up to at that exact moment?
God I hope not!!!!! :b_stunned:
"It is good to see ourselves as
others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we
are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not
angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to
say." - Ghandi
Yes, but in the old version...as it was already pointed out...online status was in a centralized, out of th way area so that it took some effort to sort through it to find out if someone was online. Now, every time they see one of your posts in the forum, one of your images, or a comment you've left for someone (and there's probably more instances thanks to this wonderful new software), people know for sure that you're there. Once again, it's a matter of giving people the option to hide themselves online. People want options, not mandatory settings.
Quote - I understand what some are saying but just an FYI that even before on the old system users could know if you were online or not. That has always been around just in a different place now:)
I know it's always been a feature of this site.
I still feel that you should get rid of the whole "who's online" function completely, be it on the boards, in the gallery, or in the "who's online area".
My experience with people sending me PMs as I describe above sent me a message because they saw my name in the "who's online" area. "Acadia" shows up close to the top of the list, so it doesn't take much scrolling to see if I'm online, and it's pretty easy to find my name on the boards since I'm a motor mouth, LOL
"It is good to see ourselves as
others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we
are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not
angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to
say." - Ghandi
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Hi Stacey,
Is it possible to shut off the... I am online message that now sits below my avatar? There are times I'd prefer to be invisible.
Thanks.