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Old 02-01-2009, 11:25 PM
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The red "privacy" dot

So you have the option to "hide" when you're online, and if you choose this option, you have a red dot instead of a green. all seems fine.

problem is, it's only red when you're online, and when you sign off, it goes to the blue. so it really doesn't add any "privacy".

i'm not sure why someone would not want others to know they're online, but if they did, it doesn't work. any way to change that?

the username still also shows up at the bottom of the "forums" list.

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Old 02-01-2009, 11:26 PM
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yeah i've noticed that too. i just didn't bother saying anything cause they thought it was cool hahah
Old 02-01-2009, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by D4u2s0t
So you have the option to "hide" when you're online, and if you choose this option, you have a red dot instead of a green. all seems fine.

problem is, it's only red when you're online, and when you sign off, it goes to the blue. so it really doesn't add any "privacy".

i'm not sure why someone would not want others to know they're online, but if they did, it doesn't work. any way to change that?
i have this "privacy mode" on and people still know when i am on... i guess just live with it!
Old 02-01-2009, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Mnatvyc1223
i have this "privacy mode" on and people still know when i am on... i guess just live with it!
yea, that's how people know you are on. because it's only red when you're on good idea with that, just a bad execution.
Old 02-02-2009, 12:03 AM
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instead of it being red... shouldn't it just be the offline color when online? or red when off and online? lol
Old 02-02-2009, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by smartdude24
instead of it being red... shouldn't it just be the offline color when online? or red when off and online? lol
exactly my point. it should ALWAYS be red. not just when you're online. the way it is now, is basically it changes your green dot to red. that's it.
Old 02-02-2009, 12:17 PM
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haha i always wondered why they were those colors.
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ahh, this explains alot. I thought there was an option to change the color of your online status indicator. LOL
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Shhh, They're watching.
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Why would you want to hide.
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That's what I was thinking.
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Make my dot do sum straight up color morph ****
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That's what I was thinking.
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