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Roken Price

Owner-Rumbled in Brighton

Join date: 14 Sep 2007

Posts: 26

10-14-2007 13:19

Is anyone else having a problem with the In world contacts list and off region IMs not being delivered - it's driving me nuts?

Bree Giffen

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Join date: 22 Jun 2006

Posts: 2,715

10-15-2007 10:20

Do you mean friends list? My friends list doesn't show up at times.

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Oryx Tempel

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Join date: 8 Nov 2006

Posts: 7,663

10-15-2007 10:23

My friends list has been funky lately; sometimes all I'll get is "

hippos)" or else everyone is offline.

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Klipang Torok

Kotoba mo nai wa

Join date: 24 Apr 2007

Posts: 93

10-15-2007 10:45

I noticed that everyone in my list was offline this morning when I logged on. Thought it a bit odd but didn't pay any more attention to it. Now I'm not so sure.

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Torian Carter

Searching for a 3rd Life

Join date: 17 Apr 2007

Posts: 111

10-15-2007 10:57

Last night I had the opposite problem. A lot of my friends showed as online when they were not. The list seems to be totally really unreliable.

Kidd Krasner

Registered User

Join date: 1 Jan 2007

Posts: 1,938

10-15-2007 11:13

The Friends list goes through periods of unreliability fairly often. Usually the web site Friends Online page is more reliable, but as we know, it's been down for an extended period.

The other tactic that tends to be reliable is to use the membership list for groups. For this to work, there must be at least one group to which both you and the friend of interest belong. Also, you must hit the refresh button regularly, as the online status shown in the group membership list isn't updated automatically.

Lexxi Gynoid

#'s 86000, 97800

Join date: 6 Aug 2007

Posts: 3,732

10-15-2007 12:04

From: Oryx Tempel

My friends list has been funky lately; sometimes all I'll get is "

hippos)" or else everyone is offline.

I don't even get "

hippos)" anymore. Now I get two names (out of all the names that should be there), one "

waiting)" listed as online and one "

waiting)" listed as off-line. I can click on the waiting and then click on IM to see which waiting is which, but I should have more than 2 friends on that list, and most of the time I have more than 1 friend on-line not represented on the list.

Lexxi Gynoid

#'s 86000, 97800

Join date: 6 Aug 2007

Posts: 3,732

10-15-2007 12:05

From: Kidd Krasner

The Friends list goes through periods of unreliability fairly often. Usually the web site Friends Online page is more reliable, but as we know, it's been down for an extended period.

The other tactic that tends to be reliable is to use the membership list for groups. For this to work, there must be at least one group to which both you and the friend of interest belong. Also, you must hit the refresh button regularly, as the online status shown in the group membership list isn't updated automatically.

Heh - thanks. Didn't even know there was a refresh button. Have to look for that

Roken Price

Owner-Rumbled in Brighton

Join date: 14 Sep 2007

Posts: 26

10-15-2007 12:11

Well - as well as the friends list being a bit flakey - with problems already mentioned here (friends showing online who are clearly not - and don't vanish until I IM them, and friends showing offline when I'm in IM with them (though they magically appear online if they are in the same region as me), I'm also having problems with group membership, having to sit looking at empty groups waiting to be populated.

But not being sure who is, and isn't around, kinda takes the fun out of it

Worst still, I'm about to open a club and trying to book my acts - but again, I need to be able to check their online status do to it.

Speaking of which - since yesterday, if people are in another region and show offline, IM doesn't work either - I get the "Offline message" - and they don't get the message until after one of us re-logs.

I'm getting a bit cheesed off with it.

Thomas Griffith

Registered User

Join date: 30 Aug 2006

Posts: 1

10-15-2007 13:22

This has been an issue since at least version 1.7

Nothing to see here, please move along.

Tini Jewell

Registered User

Join date: 19 Feb 2007

Posts: 95

10-18-2007 20:30

Highlight one of the 'waiting' or 'hippos' items in the list and click on the 'can see my online status' checkbox. Click it again and, voila, the list of friends shows up. This has been working consistently for some time now and a friend tried it as well - worked for him too.

I never know whose name I am actually clicking on when this happens until the friends actually show in the list. So, be sure to check it to see which friend is highlighted and reset to the correct status that you want for that friend.

Hopefully this will help others too. If anyone has any questions on this or doesn't understand, please feel free to IM me inworld. I'll be happy to help!

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Roken Price Owner-Rumbled in Brighton Join date: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 26	10-14-2007 13:19 Is anyone else having a problem with the In world contacts list and off region IMs not being delivered - it's driving me nuts?
Bree Giffen ♥♣♦♠ Furrtune Hunter ♠♦♣♥ Join date: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2,715	10-15-2007 10:20 Do you mean friends list? My friends list doesn't show up at times. _____________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jirasan/244/8/402 <-click
Oryx Tempel Registered User Join date: 8 Nov 2006 Posts: 7,663	10-15-2007 10:23 My friends list has been funky lately; sometimes all I'll get is "hippos)" or else everyone is offline. _____________________
Klipang Torok Kotoba mo nai wa Join date: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 93	10-15-2007 10:45 I noticed that everyone in my list was offline this morning when I logged on. Thought it a bit odd but didn't pay any more attention to it. Now I'm not so sure. _____________________ ---------------- Insert signature here
Torian Carter Searching for a 3rd Life Join date: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 111	10-15-2007 10:57 Last night I had the opposite problem. A lot of my friends showed as online when they were not. The list seems to be totally really unreliable.
Kidd Krasner Registered User Join date: 1 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,938	10-15-2007 11:13 The Friends list goes through periods of unreliability fairly often. Usually the web site Friends Online page is more reliable, but as we know, it's been down for an extended period. The other tactic that tends to be reliable is to use the membership list for groups. For this to work, there must be at least one group to which both you and the friend of interest belong. Also, you must hit the refresh button regularly, as the online status shown in the group membership list isn't updated automatically.
Lexxi Gynoid #'s 86000, 97800 Join date: 6 Aug 2007 Posts: 3,732	10-15-2007 12:04 From: Oryx Tempel My friends list has been funky lately; sometimes all I'll get is "hippos)" or else everyone is offline. I don't even get "hippos)" anymore. Now I get two names (out of all the names that should be there), one "waiting)" listed as online and one "waiting)" listed as off-line. I can click on the waiting and then click on IM to see which waiting is which, but I should have more than 2 friends on that list, and most of the time I have more than 1 friend on-line not represented on the list.
Lexxi Gynoid #'s 86000, 97800 Join date: 6 Aug 2007 Posts: 3,732	10-15-2007 12:05 From: Kidd Krasner The Friends list goes through periods of unreliability fairly often. Usually the web site Friends Online page is more reliable, but as we know, it's been down for an extended period. The other tactic that tends to be reliable is to use the membership list for groups. For this to work, there must be at least one group to which both you and the friend of interest belong. Also, you must hit the refresh button regularly, as the online status shown in the group membership list isn't updated automatically. Heh - thanks. Didn't even know there was a refresh button. Have to look for that
Roken Price Owner-Rumbled in Brighton Join date: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 26	10-15-2007 12:11 Well - as well as the friends list being a bit flakey - with problems already mentioned here (friends showing online who are clearly not - and don't vanish until I IM them, and friends showing offline when I'm in IM with them (though they magically appear online if they are in the same region as me), I'm also having problems with group membership, having to sit looking at empty groups waiting to be populated. But not being sure who is, and isn't around, kinda takes the fun out of it Worst still, I'm about to open a club and trying to book my acts - but again, I need to be able to check their online status do to it. Speaking of which - since yesterday, if people are in another region and show offline, IM doesn't work either - I get the "Offline message" - and they don't get the message until after one of us re-logs. I'm getting a bit cheesed off with it.
Thomas Griffith Registered User Join date: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 1	10-15-2007 13:22 This has been an issue since at least version 1.7 Nothing to see here, please move along.
Tini Jewell Registered User Join date: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 95	10-18-2007 20:30 Highlight one of the 'waiting' or 'hippos' items in the list and click on the 'can see my online status' checkbox. Click it again and, voila, the list of friends shows up. This has been working consistently for some time now and a friend tried it as well - worked for him too. I never know whose name I am actually clicking on when this happens until the friends actually show in the list. So, be sure to check it to see which friend is highlighted and reset to the correct status that you want for that friend. Hopefully this will help others too. If anyone has any questions on this or doesn't understand, please feel free to IM me inworld. I'll be happy to help!