Appearing offline
 

Okay so I could go into a big hoo-ha about why I think appearing offline is stupid in the first place but that's not really my motivation for making this thread.

I've noticed now that a number of participants in forum games still insist upon appearing offline. This is more of a personal plea to those sorts of members, rather than a general complaint, for you to stop appearing offline - because this is really not helpful when I, or other members (involved in a game) need to contact you.

I know it's only a small detail but it's so frustrating and I ultimately think appearing offline is totally pointless. Stop pretending you're a ****ing enigma and just appear online like the rest of us chumps. Capisce?

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I agree though. I usually appear offline, but appeared online through elimination

No. :tongue:

Ben you're the main person I'm directing this at :suspect: I know Karl, KG, MMAI and DTM always appear online.

:suspect:

I usually appear online, but during The Mole I switch so none of you can see when I'm about to post the quiz. :tongue:

Mods should all appear online

but that's mean :bawling:

I think mods should appear online and also shouldn't reply to posts once a thread is closed. It's not fair on others

I reply after its closed to tell people why it was closed D:

No, thats fair enough. I mean when mods add their two penneth yet the thread remains closed

I replied to that MMI thread just to clear things up, as some people seemed to think I was digging at MMI, which was far from what that was about. It honestly was to do with The Mole.

OK but it's still unfair no?

I also dont see the problem with mods appearing offline. Its very very rare to get a PM about anything anyways, and if people have a problem they use report, which we still see and deal with when appearing offline, or they use the private forum, which we also see and deal with :/

Yeah that is really annoying. Especially when the mod is replying to you and you can't get them back :bored:

I wanted to reply to a post of yours only to find I couldn't as it was closed but then a mod had been able to reply for their view

Not saying the view was right or wrong. Just that if a threads closed it's closed

Never understood the need one bit.

Most of the time when threads are reopened by mods it's just to have a quick dig before they close it again.. a horrible cowardly thing to do :bored:

Nope because I was offline and came back to see everyone assuming I was digging at him. I have two options; either start a new thread to clear that up or clarify in that same thread (yes ok, members cannot reply, but seeing as that was my thread I felt that I am allowed to reply to it). It's not like I do it all the time.

Actually sometimes its accidental. We dont actually need to reopen them to post in them :/

I have replied to a closed thread before without realizing its closed. I usually delete my reply though once I realize.

If you use todays posts...it doesnt have the lock next to the thread

Never said you did but in fairness - right to reply should be for all

BTW this isn't a dig or personal. Seen it before

Like I said. I could have started a new thread to clarify the reason for that thread. But that would have given way to a thread turning into the way the other one did and being closed. So for the sake of saving more arguments it was easier to explain my intentions in that thread.

OK well, not turning this the same way so.....

Or you could have just left it as it was.. it's not like MM&I would have been round your house in the morning to beat you up

No, but I didn't want him or anyone else to think I was digging at him. That thread was made due to The Mole and some players thinking he was female, which I did not explain properly in the OP. I'm not here to pick on members, yet some of you like to think everything is a drama because there is nothing else better to do on TiBB.

That wasn't a reference to anyone in particular but if you want to take it as a personal attack, by all means feel free to. :tongue:

MM&I should post a thread saying his gender surely? (I think already done?)

Regardless, it shouldn't matter. A post is a post on a forum. I don't recall genitals