invisible mode
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Tranquillian
Svartmetallist
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
skyrefuge
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Why not? (that should be the question, given that "invisibility" is the default mode on the Internets)
And can you (as moderator) see through the invisibility cloak or something?
Neil
And can you (as moderator) see through the invisibility cloak or something?
Neil
Why not? So should everyone be on invisible mode then? Not sure how you answered a question with another question there. What, do you work for Amway or something? 
Yep, some moderators see everyone with an asterisk next to their name.
I guess I don't get it. Once you've made a post, hasn't the need to be anonymous suddenly gone out the window? Or if you're not going to post and only observe others then why not just log in as a guest?
Oh well. *shrugs*
Yep, some moderators see everyone with an asterisk next to their name.
I guess I don't get it. Once you've made a post, hasn't the need to be anonymous suddenly gone out the window? Or if you're not going to post and only observe others then why not just log in as a guest?
Oh well. *shrugs*
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Heh, see I thought being on invisible mode meant that you didn't want people to know you were in the forum. But we all know anyway, lol.
By the way, wouldn't it be weird to those invisible folks if everyone was invisible? So you didn't know who was in the forum UNTIL they made a post. Lollerz, this is nuts. 
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Yeah exactly.
I really cant even answer your question, lol. I turned on invisible a few months back for Goat knows why, and just havent done anything about it. I dont think its a big deal but if peeps really mind, then I'll make the switch. *shrug*
I really cant even answer your question, lol. I turned on invisible a few months back for Goat knows why, and just havent done anything about it. I dont think its a big deal but if peeps really mind, then I'll make the switch. *shrug*
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
skyrefuge
Member
Everywhere else on the Internet, everyone is in "invisible mode": when you're browsing cnn.com or dykeswithdicks.com, you have no idea who else is also viewing it. And that's always worked out just fine.
So there must be some reason that forum-makers decided "hey, we should show everyone who is viewing the pages!" I'm just curious what those reasons may have been. What are the advantages that you get out of it?
It's nothing to do with being "anonymous", which is a different concept than "invisible". And once I'm registered and logged-in, I'm not going to go through the effort of logging out to achieve what I think should just be standard operating procedure. So I just choose the option that feels like the least invasion of my privacy.
I don't want someone to see me on here, think that I'm going to respond to one of their posts, and then go kill themselves out of sorrow when I don't!
Neil
So there must be some reason that forum-makers decided "hey, we should show everyone who is viewing the pages!" I'm just curious what those reasons may have been. What are the advantages that you get out of it?
It's nothing to do with being "anonymous", which is a different concept than "invisible". And once I'm registered and logged-in, I'm not going to go through the effort of logging out to achieve what I think should just be standard operating procedure. So I just choose the option that feels like the least invasion of my privacy.
I don't want someone to see me on here, think that I'm going to respond to one of their posts, and then go kill themselves out of sorrow when I don't!
Neil
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Huh, that's a funny way to look at it I suppose.
I understand what you're saying in regards to cnn.com, because it's one way traffic, but surely that logic doesn't apply to chat forums where it needs to thrive on interaction? :zombie: Doesn't it inherently defeat the purpose of not knowing who you're chatting with UNTIL they make a post?
It's like standing in a bar, surrounded by friends, and you've all got your eyes closed. And the one person not saying anything is basically just evesdropping. Kinda odd.
Which makes it all the more ironic that you would think it's your privacy that's being invaded. Hot diggity damn!
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
skyrefuge
Member
Likewise!
Ok, maybe there's some aspect to Ultimate Metal that I'm completely unaware of? Some kind of chat-room functionality? All I'm aware of is the message-board functionality. And "chat" and "message-board" are two completely different concepts.
It's like standing in a bar, surrounded by friends, and you've all got your eyes closed. And the one person not saying anything is basically just evesdropping. Kinda odd.
Yes, that's analogous to "chat". And I agree that being invisible in that situation would be weird (though the stalker in me *would* like the capability!)
"message-board" is a rather different concept. In that paradigm, a user posts something *without* directing it to an explicit audience. Then, whoever wants to can come along at a later time, and respond. The key is that there are no temporal restrictions on the conversation. Someone can be away from the board for a week, and contribute to something that was said five days earlier. I don't see why there is any value in seeing who is reading what you've written. *If* they choose to respond, you'll know who they are then. Why do you need to know it before they respond?
That's actually one of the reasons I've always disliked non-threaded message boards like this. They tend to encourage one-line responses, devolving the elegant "message-board" experience into the much uglier and content-starved "chat" experience.
Which makes it all the more ironic that you would think it's your privacy that's being invaded. Hot diggity damn!
Well, when you make post on the Internet, you're implicitly waiving any expectations of privacy. Traditionally, those expectations have not been waived during simple viewing only.
Neil
Well, to me this is a chat board. I don't venture anywhere else, and why should I when this is my forum. I don't even go to other forums on UM (well, not much anyway).
There was once a time where perhaps 15-20 of us would sit here all day and everyday and just chat back and forth. It's not as vibrant as it once was but there's still some semblance of synchronous real-time dialog.
I can't say I've EVER come here to make a post and then turn around to leave without even waiting for a response.
There was once a time where perhaps 15-20 of us would sit here all day and everyday and just chat back and forth. It's not as vibrant as it once was but there's still some semblance of synchronous real-time dialog.
I can't say I've EVER come here to make a post and then turn around to leave without even waiting for a response.
Hell Mike
fuck melodic black metal
I'm a lot less active here than I used to be but I still read almost everything and respond every now and then (periodically a scheisselöäd, sometimes less).
And i think invisible mode is kinda gay for no real reason.
And i think invisible mode is kinda gay for no real reason.
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