Why are you in "Invisible" mode?

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I don't like someone to be able to know what i do when i do when i am not posting something. I enable invisible mode in any forum that gives me the option.
 
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Janl1992l said:
Where is the option, lol. I dont see it when i login.
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Hover over your username on top right next to your avatar and it has an option on the bottom of that window called Show online status

http://i.imgur.com/8wlAOAA.png

Or you go from settings to privacy options and sort it there.
 
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SHvFl said:
I don't like someone to be able to know what i do when i do when i am not posting something. I enable invisible mode in any forum that gives me the option.
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Sometimes I might get a PM or someone might quote me and I might enable invisible mode temporarily and go quiet so they think I'm just away so I have time to prepare a proper reply lool :D

Like they'll think I just don't know the answer, I'll wait 3 days and come back with an A-grade essay mwahahaha.. if you know then you know babyyyyyy lool :D :p
 
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Wave said:
Sometimes I might get a PM or someone might quote me and I might enable invisible mode temporarily and go quiet so they think I'm just away so I have time to prepare a proper reply lool :D

Like they'll think I just don't know the answer, I'll wait 3 days and come back with an A-grade essay mwahahaha.. if you know then you know :D :p
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Tbh i find weird the way this forums logs. I don't see the point why anyone could see everything i liked and the exact time i did. Makes 0 sense in my mind.
So you either don't like anything or your privacy is basically gone. Pretty weird in my mind but maybe i am alone in this opinion.
EDIT: I was wrong. Apparently changing the privacy settings under People Who May solves the problem.
 
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sudo -i said:
This is exactly why, honestly. People that pay too close attention to other users' activity.
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There's a difference in "paying too close attention to other user's activities" & "be attentive":D:p

Wave said:
To be fair, it can turn into an addictive habit to click the avatar and see what thread/what someone is viewing even if you don't even care... I find myself doing it too often without realizing. :p
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I dont see any loss with the habit;)...ONLY GAIN:D...what all have you gained yet:p
 
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In Privacy, there are 2 separate settings:
  • Show your online status
    • This will allow other people to see when you are online.
  • Show your current activity
    • This will allow other people to see what page you are currently viewing.
You're not actually invisible to Staff. :eek:
 
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Wave said:
Sometimes I might get a PM or someone might quote me and I might enable invisible mode temporarily and go quiet so they think I'm just away so I have time to prepare a proper reply lool :D

Like they'll think I just don't know the answer, I'll wait 3 days and come back with an A-grade essay mwahahaha.. if you know then you know babyyyyyy lool :D :p
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Forum Ninja :P

Lockdown said:
It's a troll cloaking device...
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rofl, how true :P

I want my pals to know I'm here and accessable ;)
 
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Like "Follow", "Friends" option would be good with an option to visible to friends only, wot say:)
Like if you add someone as "Friends" he/she can see you BUT you cant see someone if you are not in his/her "Friends" list.
 
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Personally I have never had a problem showing my online status in any forum I have ever been a part of.
However like we have been discussing in another thread you do have a right to privacy so there are many options within the Xenforo platform that address these concerns.
I consider following someone the same as a friends option if there were such an option.
You have to understand that you cannot just add something new.This requires addons/mods to the platform.
However as @Spawn said staff can see everyone online.
It is not "Big Brother" watching you but something that is built into the forum software.
 
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