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Lord Steadham

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05-21-2007 23:14

I'm trying to sneak around and not let others know I'm online. Yet in groups it shows when I'm online and the last time I logged in. Any way to prevent this other than staying offline?

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Valentino Tendaze

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05-22-2007 01:09

Make an Alt

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Zaphod Kotobide

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05-22-2007 05:55

Better yet, if one doesn't already exist for this issue, create a JIRA entry for it.

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Lord Steadham

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05-22-2007 07:32

so there's no way around it then...?

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Kidd Krasner

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05-22-2007 08:00

If you edit Preferences, on the communications tab there's an entry that reads "make my online status visible only to my friends."

I don't know exactly what this does, and my guess is that it won't do what you want. However, it's worth a try.

Lord Steadham

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05-22-2007 08:11

From: Kidd Krasner

If you edit Preferences, on the communications tab there's an entry that reads "make my online status visible only to my friends."

I don't know exactly what this does, and my guess is that it won't do what you want. However, it's worth a try.

I do have that checked and it's only for online status, not group. It would be useless anyway because it's my friends I'm trying to avoid.

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Valentino Tendaze

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05-22-2007 08:12

From: Lord Steadham

so there's no way around it then...?

Well, I was only being partly facetious when I said to make an Alt - that would be a way around it - unless the Online Status thing Kidd suggested works (but I'm not convinced it will either).

If what you are wanting is to play a different 'part' or 'role' in SL some of the time, then an Alt is probably the way to go. There are two problems with this of course, which you will read about on other recent threads on this forum...

1) People seem to be having difficulty *making* Alts just now - even 'legit' $9.95 ones
2) Your Alt will soon assume a 'life' of its own, with its own friends and even its own Group memberships, probably... and sometimes that Alt ends up becoming more of a main than your original 'Main' account...

Oh - and your Alt will be penniless

so your Main will need to 'sub' him unless you buy L$ for him or make him Premium so he will at least get stipend.

If this is what you decide to do, good luck with setting one up!

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Isablan Neva

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Join date: 27 Nov 2004

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05-22-2007 08:16

Groups can be set by the group owner to not make the member list public to those not in the group, however, anyone IN the group can still see status. So, if you want to hide your online status from others in the group, you are out of luck (short of leaving the group.) If you want to hide your status from those outside the group, ask the group owner to make the group member list private.

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Lord Steadham

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05-22-2007 08:21

From: Isablan Neva

Groups can be set by the group owner to not make the member list public to those not in the group, however, anyone IN the group can still see status. So, if you want to hide your online status from others in the group, you are out of luck (short of leaving the group.) If you want to hide your status from those outside the group, ask the group owner to make the group member list private.

From: Valentino Tendaze

Well, I was only being partly facetious when I said to make an Alt - that would be a way around it - unless the Online Status thing Kidd suggested works (but I'm not convinced it will either).

If what you are wanting is to play a different 'part' or 'role' in SL some of the time, then an Alt is probably the way to go. There are two problems with this of course, which you will read about on other recent threads on this forum...

1) People seem to be having difficulty *making* Alts just now - even 'legit' $9.95 ones
2) Your Alt will soon assume a 'life' of its own, with its own friends and even its own Group memberships, probably... and sometimes that Alt ends up becoming more of a main than your original 'Main' account...

Oh - and your Alt will be penniless

so your Main will need to 'sub' him unless you buy L$ for him or make him Premium so he will at least get stipend.

If this is what you decide to do, good luck with setting one up!

Thanks to you both for your suggestions. You are talking to the alt of the main in question, so I'm hip to the drill. Was just trying to get my main online and I see now that there's no way to do it without detection.

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bilbo99 Emu

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Join date: 27 Oct 2006

Posts: 3,468

05-22-2007 08:39

umm, not entirely sure of this but ..
if you follow Kidds idea with the 'set online status to only friends' .. and then going through your friends list which should be by default hiding your status, making sure status is off, that should work?

Lord Steadham

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05-22-2007 08:43

From: bilbo99 Emu

umm, not entirely sure of this but ..
if you follow Kidds idea with the 'set online status to only friends' .. and then going through your friends list which should be by default hiding your status, making sure status is off, that should work?

It works as far as friends seeing that I am online or not in the main friends window, but if they check on my group members page, they can see if I am truly online and the last day I logged in. Hiding my status does not hide it here.

I guess if I want my main avatar to appear offline, I should keep him offline.

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Sweet Primrose

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Join date: 30 Nov 2006

Posts: 375

05-22-2007 09:18

IE....the checkbox should read: "'set online status to only friends.....oh, and to every single member of every single group to which you belong....with a record of when you were last on"

Just wait a few weeks, then the checkbox will be changed to: "set online status and share SSN with only friends and groups to which you belong"

Stopping groups from showing when I'm online
Lord Steadham Registered user Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 312	05-21-2007 23:14 I'm trying to sneak around and not let others know I'm online. Yet in groups it shows when I'm online and the last time I logged in. Any way to prevent this other than staying offline? _____________________
Valentino Tendaze Eternal Optimist Join date: 9 Jan 2007 Posts: 279	05-22-2007 01:09 Make an Alt _____________________ ~ Customizable and personalized greeting cards - plus gifts, chocolates, teddy bears and flowers ~ @~VDS~@ "The best cards in Second Life" SLURL: Valentino's Customizable or Personalized Cards, Gifts and Flowers, Achado Xstreet SL
Zaphod Kotobide zOMGWTFPME! Join date: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 2,087	05-22-2007 05:55 Better yet, if one doesn't already exist for this issue, create a JIRA entry for it. _____________________ From: Albert Einstein Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
Lord Steadham Registered user Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 312	05-22-2007 07:32 so there's no way around it then...? _____________________
Kidd Krasner Registered User Join date: 1 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,938	05-22-2007 08:00 If you edit Preferences, on the communications tab there's an entry that reads "make my online status visible only to my friends." I don't know exactly what this does, and my guess is that it won't do what you want. However, it's worth a try.
Lord Steadham Registered user Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 312	05-22-2007 08:11 From: Kidd Krasner If you edit Preferences, on the communications tab there's an entry that reads "make my online status visible only to my friends." I don't know exactly what this does, and my guess is that it won't do what you want. However, it's worth a try. I do have that checked and it's only for online status, not group. It would be useless anyway because it's my friends I'm trying to avoid. _____________________
Valentino Tendaze Eternal Optimist Join date: 9 Jan 2007 Posts: 279	05-22-2007 08:12 From: Lord Steadham so there's no way around it then...? Well, I was only being partly facetious when I said to make an Alt - that would be a way around it - unless the Online Status thing Kidd suggested works (but I'm not convinced it will either). If what you are wanting is to play a different 'part' or 'role' in SL some of the time, then an Alt is probably the way to go. There are two problems with this of course, which you will read about on other recent threads on this forum... 1) People seem to be having difficulty making Alts just now - even 'legit' $9.95 ones 2) Your Alt will soon assume a 'life' of its own, with its own friends and even its own Group memberships, probably... and sometimes that Alt ends up becoming more of a main than your original 'Main' account... Oh - and your Alt will be penniless so your Main will need to 'sub' him unless you buy L$ for him or make him Premium so he will at least get stipend. If this is what you decide to do, good luck with setting one up! _____________________ ~ Customizable and personalized greeting cards - plus gifts, chocolates, teddy bears and flowers ~ @~VDS~@ "The best cards in Second Life" SLURL: Valentino's Customizable or Personalized Cards, Gifts and Flowers, Achado Xstreet SL
Isablan Neva Mystic Join date: 27 Nov 2004 Posts: 2,907	05-22-2007 08:16 Groups can be set by the group owner to not make the member list public to those not in the group, however, anyone IN the group can still see status. So, if you want to hide your online status from others in the group, you are out of luck (short of leaving the group.) If you want to hide your status from those outside the group, ask the group owner to make the group member list private. _____________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/TheBotanicalGardens/207/30/420/
Lord Steadham Registered user Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 312	05-22-2007 08:21 From: Isablan Neva Groups can be set by the group owner to not make the member list public to those not in the group, however, anyone IN the group can still see status. So, if you want to hide your online status from others in the group, you are out of luck (short of leaving the group.) If you want to hide your status from those outside the group, ask the group owner to make the group member list private. From: Valentino Tendaze Well, I was only being partly facetious when I said to make an Alt - that would be a way around it - unless the Online Status thing Kidd suggested works (but I'm not convinced it will either). If what you are wanting is to play a different 'part' or 'role' in SL some of the time, then an Alt is probably the way to go. There are two problems with this of course, which you will read about on other recent threads on this forum... 1) People seem to be having difficulty making Alts just now - even 'legit' $9.95 ones 2) Your Alt will soon assume a 'life' of its own, with its own friends and even its own Group memberships, probably... and sometimes that Alt ends up becoming more of a main than your original 'Main' account... Oh - and your Alt will be penniless so your Main will need to 'sub' him unless you buy L$ for him or make him Premium so he will at least get stipend. If this is what you decide to do, good luck with setting one up! Thanks to you both for your suggestions. You are talking to the alt of the main in question, so I'm hip to the drill. Was just trying to get my main online and I see now that there's no way to do it without detection. _____________________
bilbo99 Emu Garrett's No.1 fan Join date: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,468	05-22-2007 08:39 umm, not entirely sure of this but .. if you follow Kidds idea with the 'set online status to only friends' .. and then going through your friends list which should be by default hiding your status, making sure status is off, that should work?
Lord Steadham Registered user Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 312	05-22-2007 08:43 From: bilbo99 Emu umm, not entirely sure of this but .. if you follow Kidds idea with the 'set online status to only friends' .. and then going through your friends list which should be by default hiding your status, making sure status is off, that should work? It works as far as friends seeing that I am online or not in the main friends window, but if they check on my group members page, they can see if I am truly online and the last day I logged in. Hiding my status does not hide it here. I guess if I want my main avatar to appear offline, I should keep him offline. _____________________
Sweet Primrose Selectively Vacuous Join date: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 375	05-22-2007 09:18 IE....the checkbox should read: "'set online status to only friends.....oh, and to every single member of every single group to which you belong....with a record of when you were last on" Just wait a few weeks, then the checkbox will be changed to: "set online status and share SSN with only friends and groups to which you belong"

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