Forum Ideas - Who is online/Who is reading this thread

well can't they do that anyway, with the pm's??

This would be easier.. If you knew where they were.
You could sneak up easier than hunting for them.. Lol

And you cant see who is in a thread when you are in it..
Only from outide..

There might be 'friends' on-line you want to chat with, but
what can be better than chatting with people you don't know.

There are no strangers in this world, only friends we haven't met yet
(and a few enemies if you go for that sort of thing)

An unneccesary idea IMHO.

In a sense - yes. However, they won't know if I am here or not. Someone PM's me and I don't want to know about it, I'll delete and ignore it. If they keep doing it I'll click on the report button and say why I am reporting it. It's not the same as being hassled really. If I was online and someone knew it and wanted to hassle me they'd bug and bug me.

you can do both, there's nothing wrong with catching up with old friends and making new ones at the same time ;)

I think that's a very good point. Let's say one of the members posted a translation request and s/he can see there's a historically helpful translator online. Now if the translator didn't have time or pleasure to do the translation, the requesting member would think they are ignoring him/her, keep "bumping up" posts, or keep sending PMs to the translator. And that wouldn't help build a good relationship.

Admin

A good fifteen minutes observation after login and I can pretty much guess where everyone is at...

They do that anyway...


How you going to.. If you cant find them..?

man thats ages!!! :)



good point :)

*sigh* maybe to a man...

Correct - or be of any use to the forum!

well when it comes to searching for forum members yes, but other activities well thats a different story :)

All I will say on this is...if I want you to know I am around, I will post in a topic...

okaly dokaly :) message received and understood captain :)

Since it ain't going to happen, I'll say this anyway.

There must be many people like me who log-in, check a few posts and then wander off to do something different. All without logging-off. Any search or request will only reveal the last post. It won't tell you if they are paying attention or using the forum.

Yes, me for one. I've only just got into the habit of logging off! I used to get leave it logged in...imagine how confusing that would be to other members if it said I was logged in 24/7...!

yeah thats a good point, i do this myself, go away and do something else

Sometimes I accidentally post on a topic when I'm trying to lurk.
I just can't keep me big mouth shut.

Anyway, I say it is a silly idea. Things work as they are. You find where people are quite easily and if you're intertested in the discussion, you join in. If someone's not posting, their presence does not need to be known.

So we're agreed? Change nothing.

ok i'll roll with that :)

Thanks for suggestion though.

Admin

no need to ask me for an opinion as i'm sure your already aware :)

thanks for the interaction and the answers, points you have come across with

You're welcome. And believe me I know about most available forum features out there and tried them out; in the end the most user-friendly, useful, and important ones have been implemented here, I hope.

Admin

It's a fine forum Admin, and one of the best. Keep up the good work. :)

I Agree. Leave it as is. :)))

See.
Democracy does exist.. lol

Fair points one and all.
Thx for everyones input..

<-- Back to the proverbial drawing board. lol


At least you dont allways make an Ass.. Of yourself. ( Jk )

I've got Windows Vista, so I'm permanently logged onto PF when ever I'm online, but may well be looking at a different sight

In my view it wouldn't!! If you want to have other levels of conversation with a particular person, then communicate in a different way. Why should you know when a certain person is actually logged onto the forum ? What if the person doesn't want to reply to your thread there and then ? Just 'cos they are logged on it doesn't mean they are available. This is a forum not a 'chat line' lol. Also, I'd think it would have the opposite effect and stop people logging on to just read first and then maybe reply later on when they have more time.......

I hope it doesn't change......


:)

I agree

Don't ya just love a man who can cook !!

.........and do the dishes afterwards too <g>


:)

I've never met one that did both