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Elmacik:
Not only this forum should be thought while thinking about this issue. Because in many forums, users behave very differently. For example while I was working as an SMF tech at the top 1 tech site in Turkey, I was bombed by barrage of PMs and used this hide feature and it really helped.

But guess what; I started to receive PMs in time saying "hey! I know you are around, you can't hide just answer me!" :)

Things that should be considered:

1- You might be lurking around without posting. So it should not reveal the time you were last active, when you choose not to.
2- Even if you decide to post, you can give the imagination that you posted and logged out at the time.

IchBin™:
Sounds like you need a "Do not disturb" option that turns off PM's while you are in hidden mode. :D

Elmacik:
Actually it's not only the PMs, because people try every single way to reach you. :D Like if you are hanging around the forum, you must also be online in every other way of communication like MSN, Facebook etc..

Receiving PMs is OK, not letting people know you are around is the main stuff.

N. N.:

--- Quote from: Elmacik on June 20, 2012, 03:43:22 AM ---1- You might be lurking around without posting. So it should not reveal the time you were last active, when you choose not to.
2- Even if you decide to post, you can give the imagination that you posted and logged out at the time.

--- End quote ---

Both come to saying that the time should be updated when you post.
How about an action like sending a PM? The user(s) receiving it will see the date and time you sent it.

Elmacik:

--- Quote from: N. N. on June 24, 2012, 04:14:51 PM ---Both come to saying that the time should be updated when you post.
How about an action like sending a PM? The user(s) receiving it will see the date and time you sent it.

--- End quote ---

If you are sending a PM, you already accept that you will be revealed to that user; so nothing wrong with it. For example MSN warns you when you are offline and sending a message to someone, it says "this person will know you are here when you send the message". I don't think a warning like this is necessary but when you need to send a PM, you are already accepting to have a contact/communication with that member.

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