Ghost Members

[jackspratt]

What is the rationale for allowing members to hide their presence when logged in to the forum, or the fact that they have been logged in to post, but seemingly lack the courage of their convictions to appear in the "logged on in the previous 24 hours" stats?

From my (unscientific) observations, it seems to be confined to a narrow band of members from a particular sector of the political spectrum.

I am happy to be educated.

[stattointhailand]

I suspect that like me, many members dont even know if they are hidden or otherwise, and I didn't realise there was a "logged on in the last 24hrs" stat, or for that matter why anyone would want to check said info.

[jackspratt]

You are not hidden unless you take the deliberate step to hide yourself.

Hence my OP - why would someone want to hide themself, and why is it a "feature" of the forum.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Could it be that the radical left are not ready to come out? Or, could it be that the radical right are not ready to come out? Or is it Niggly? I'm not going to be able to sleep until the mystery is solved.

[jackspratt]

It's 10am Sunday morning Uncle - check back in when you get back from church.

[deankham]

It is a standard feature of phpBB (which is what the forum is built with) and can be disabled by the admin.

Never seen the point of it either. It is disabled on another lesser known and much lesser used udon based kiddies forum

[Giggle]

Appearing "logged in" certainly proves courage of convictions. It is a brave, noble, bold move by strong men who aren't afraid of letting others know they wear tampons and pussy hats.

*fawning admiration for all those brawny (insert pronoun of choice here) who appear logged-in.*

goosebumps

[Earnest]

You mean Udon Social? I never noticed, I'll pop across and have a look.

[deankham]

Nope, was thinking of something else. Never heard of that one.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

It's 10am Sunday morning Uncle - check back in when you get back from church.

I haven't been to Church (Anglican) in 65 years. Did anything happen in my absence?

[Aardvark]

It's 10am Sunday morning Uncle - check back in when you get back from church.

I haven't been to Church (Anglican) in 65 years. Did anything happen in my absence?

The price of admission went up ...

[Earnest]

Yeah, Winchester Cathedral.

[Khun Paul]

I have always said those that wish to hide have something they do not want others to see or in some cases using it a means to verbally attack others. In short they are Cads and Bounders, not worth even acknowledging

[fatbob]

Someone's bored, who cares.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

It's 10am Sunday morning Uncle - check back in when you get back from church.

I haven't been to Church (Anglican) in 65 years. Did anything happen in my absence?

The price of admission went up ...

In that case, I shall not return. Thank you for the update Khun Aardvark. You are such a sociopath, whatever that is.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Yeah, Winchester Cathedral.

I remember it made the Top Ten. But, I can't remember if it was a hit by the Beatles, Herman's Hermits or Iggy Pop.

[jackspratt]

Appearing "logged in" certainly proves courage of convictions. It is a brave, noble, bold move by strong men who aren't afraid of letting others know they wear tampons and pussy hats.

*fawning admiration for all those brawny (insert pronoun of choice here) who appear logged-in.*

goosebumps

The Giggley Ghost

[Whistler]

Much Ado about nothing.

[noosard]

Spooks galore

[jackspratt]

Much Ado about nothing.

Do you mean Macbeth, or perhaps even Hamlet?