Invisible mode

frugi · May 31, 2005

An increasing number of members are using invisible mode, i.e. when they are viewing a particular thread their presence is hidden. May I disingenuously ask why members do this? I find it interesting, for some reason.

SOCRATES · May 31, 2005

Because it is the latest fashion Frugi.

roguetrader · May 31, 2005

Simple, my priority during the trading day is trading, I make contributions and answer questions when I have time, by being invisible people are not readily prone to jump to the conclusion that I am ignoring them if it takes an unusually long time to respond.
Ane example of such a thing can be found here.
http://www.trade2win.com/boards/showpost.php?p=181518&postcount=28

pb · May 31, 2005

Are you really surprised? What does that tell you about the current state of T2W? Draw your own conclusion Frugikins...

'nuff said, gotta go back to my invisible state...catch you later...

sulong · Jun 1, 2005

roguetrader said:
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Ane example of such a thing can be found here.
http://www.trade2win.com/boards/showpost.php?p=181518&postcount=28

I found that particular post to be rather tasteless too.
Although as far as I know that sort of thing is accepted and welcomed by those on the "other side".

Salty Gibbon · Jun 1, 2005

An increasing number of members are using invisible mode, i.e. when they are viewing a particular thread their presence is hidden. May I disingenuously ask why members do this? I find it interesting, for some reason.

Why is the facility there at all for that matter ?

LevII · Jun 1, 2005

Salty Gibbon said:
Why is the facility there at all for that matter ?

I'll bet the paedophiles who were caught via the landslide site wish they had been invisible!!

erierambler · Jun 1, 2005

Since I can't be Superman......................The Invisible Man

pogle · Jun 1, 2005

frugi said:
An increasing number of members are using invisible mode, i.e. when they are viewing a particular thread their presence is hidden. May I disingenuously ask why members do this? I find it interesting, for some reason.

<delurk>

Frugi,

I always choose to remain hidden on discussion boards wherever possible. It's just another means to attempt to retain some sort of privacy on the Internet. For the same reason I don't supply my real name or location and always use a 'disposable' email address.

I've also seen a number of threads like the one mentioned earlier where people involved in arguments demand an instantaneous reply if someone is shown as online, and use the lack of a reply as a demonstration that the other's position is incorrect.

pogle

</delurk>

Racer · Jun 1, 2005

Isn't the 'online' idea a bit misleading now? E.g. Someone could leave the screen with T2W open overnight and all day and not even look at it cos they have broadband always connected, but it would appear they were awake all night and staring at the screen

SOCRATES · Jun 1, 2005

Racer, because this is the opposite of real life, here you can see yourself but they cannot see you, and that is not the only similarity by the way. <G>.

wasp · Aug 14, 2006

It seems everyone is invisible these days, you never know who is about or not...

Scrap it! At least if everyone is visible you can see whether you may get a response or not!

JTrader · Sep 25, 2007

I've also noticed that there are so many people in invisible mode. I find it a bit suspicious really.

rols · Sep 25, 2007

JTrader said:
I've also noticed that there are so many people in invisible mode. I find it a bit suspicious really.

Ever thought about becoming invisible yourself?

JTrader · Sep 25, 2007

rols said:
Ever thought about becoming invisible yourself?

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mr.marcus · Sep 25, 2007

rols said:
Ever thought about becoming invisible yourself?

......................

...worth coming out of the merky shadows for....my little green mushrooms also tend to grow quite well in this darkness too...which can also be quite worrysome to some

chump · Sep 25, 2007

I chose invisible after some unpleasant pm's. I didn't want to ditch pm facility as there are a few people who use it albeit infrequently to reach me. However , the invisible means that unless I am posting it won't be clear if I am there or not and that gives the odd guy who's got a bee in his bonnet the chance to cool down before unloading a pm in the expectation that I am going to be reading it right there and then. I think it worked ,not had much crap in pm for a long time.

TheBramble · Sep 25, 2007

chump said:
not had much crap in pm for a long time.

Thought I sent you one the other day....?

TheBramble · Sep 25, 2007

JTrader said:
I've also noticed that there are so many people in invisible mode. I find it a bit suspicious really.

On these boards or in real life?

JTrader · Sep 25, 2007

TheBramble said:
On these boards or in real life?

Both

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