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"Hidden" isn't hidden, at all...
Abbess:
Am I right in thinking that even if you are "hidden" your little speech box on any of your posts will actually show that you are around?
Arantor:
That's really all the point of being hidden is - it just means the little green box next to your name says you're offline when you really are.
ChalkCat:
--- Quote from: K@ on May 30, 2012, 03:26:20 PM ---'couse, I've just broadcast the fact to everyone, now, like a Muppet... :P
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Don't worry hon, some of us had already figured out that you're always here anyway ;)
live627:
--- Quote from: emanuele on May 30, 2012, 09:58:02 AM ---Is remove the option a solution?
That would be mine. :P
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No. People would hate you for that and forward their unsolicited support PMs to you. :P I would personally throw a cherry bomb at you >:D
But, seriously, bad idea.
N. N.:
--- Quote from: Arantor on May 30, 2012, 09:58:26 AM ---I've long thought this is slightly bizarre behaviour, but there's no good answer.
If you show the time in the profile, it's obvious. If you don't show the time, however, it's still fairly obvious by the fact that you're posting and not really that hard to get around.
However you won't show up in the list at the foot of the board index (except to admins) so that you won't get pestered as much unless someone wants to talk to you specifically.
I personally would not want to remove the option as a whole.
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It is slightly odd behavior.
If you do post or take another action (at least actions interacting with other users or logged), then there's no other solution than to update the time. It has been your choice to post, to take an action which proves your presence online.
However, if you only "lurk", it makes sense to expect that it isn't updated: as displayed for other users. The problem is, this isn't expected behavior for admins. In addition, it is a good question what actions should update it.
If we change the meaning of the option, to "private mode", we have to figure out the specification of the behavior so that - hopefully - it doesn't get confusing. Not more than it already is, that is. :)
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