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Old Feb 1, 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 Feb 1, 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
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Old Feb 1, 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!
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Old Feb 1, 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.
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Old Feb 2, 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
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Old Feb 2, 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.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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haha i always wondered why they were those colors.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 04:52 PM
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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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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 05:06 PM
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Shhh, They're watching.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 05:12 PM
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Why would you want to hide.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 05:16 PM
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That's what I was thinking.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 05:47 PM
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Make my dot do sum straight up color morph ****
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 09:14 AM
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That's what I was thinking.
Stealth moderator swoops in and! ...... ya, that ain't really working, is it?
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