Can someone still see if I am online...
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Crowley Cazenove
Registered User
Join date: 10 Dec 2007
Posts: 10
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01-24-2008 12:06
If I have my button unchecked so certain friends can't see me can they still?
I have had a few female friends IM me and knowing I'm online even though they are not checked. Am I doing something wrong as this had made for some sticky situations.
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Sally Silvera
live music maniac
Join date: 17 Feb 2007
Posts: 2,325
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01-24-2008 12:08
Hello and welcome to the forum  Yes, they can see whether you are online from your calling card in their inventory. Also if you are in the same groups as they are. There is no complete invisibility. Hope that helps. |
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Stormy Dyrssen
Out of the loop
Join date: 21 Nov 2007
Posts: 832
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01-24-2008 12:09
I have had the same thing happen. I unchecked the box so a certain friend or friends couldn't see me online so I could get some stuff done and what do you know, the second I rezzed the IM's came in...........strange
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Bradley Bracken
Goodbye, Farewell, Amen
Join date: 2 Apr 2007
Posts: 3,856
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01-24-2008 12:10
This hasn't been working correctly for awhile. Checking offline will work for those who are online when you do so, but those who log in later will show you online most likely.
In addition, if you are in any groups. Those who are in the same groups can look at the group list and see whether you are online or not.
Unfortunately in SL, the only way to truly be hidden is to have an alt. It's one of my primary complaints.
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Yosef Okelly
Mostly Harmless
Join date: 26 Aug 2007
Posts: 2,692
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01-24-2008 12:12
Do a search for a person (or any other way you need to pull up their prifile) and if they are online it will say so at the top of the profile. That little box only keeps them from getting notified when you log on or off.
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Sunni Jewell
Who said so?
Join date: 22 Mar 2007
Posts: 748
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01-24-2008 12:13
Bradley's right. The only way to achieve total privacy is to create an alt account and not tell anyone (or only tell a select few close friends). Then, when you're ready to socialize again, you can just log out and log back in as your main account.
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Stormy Dyrssen
Out of the loop
Join date: 21 Nov 2007
Posts: 832
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01-24-2008 12:14
That's just poopy!
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Bradley Bracken
Goodbye, Farewell, Amen
Join date: 2 Apr 2007
Posts: 3,856
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01-24-2008 12:15
I had to come back and say excuse my rudeness....
WELCOME! to the forums Crowley!
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Tex Nasworthy
Udder Disgrace
Join date: 2 Sep 2006
Posts: 1,330
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01-24-2008 12:17
Also, if you IM someone and they are offline you get that "User offline....message will be delivered later....." response. Not seeing that tells you they are online.
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Novis Dyrssen
Girl Geek
Join date: 6 May 2007
Posts: 1,452
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01-24-2008 12:20
Just for the record, there is also an option to check "show online status only to my friends". That way, your status is NOT shown on your profile or your calling card. So, in this case, if you uncheck that certain friend, it should give you a tad more privacy. However, if he IMs you he will not get the "user not online" message after sending, so he can still figure out you are on.
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Crowley Cazenove
Registered User
Join date: 10 Dec 2007
Posts: 10
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01-24-2008 12:28
Thanks for the quick answers and welcome. I had a feeling complete privacy wasn't available. ahhh, I didn't want to do the new AV thing but may have to. Don't want to hurt anyones feelings. It would also cut down on multiple AVs if they did allow complete privacy.
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