Upgraded members have the ability to make themselves invisible to other members except for the Mods and Admin. Do you use this feature? When do you find it the most handy?
Sometimes I like to be invisible, depending on my mood. Right now I am at school but I am not invisible, but I usually am. I love this feature because sometimes some members want to track you every move so by being invisible, you can run away a little bit without nobody noticing it
As a moderator, I prefer to be invisible, because I feel it helps me perform my duties better, if no one knows (other than the admin and other mods) that I am there. I guess I feel like a bot when I am invisible because I can still post and moderate without others seeing what I am doing. If I had the ability to camouflage what I was doing if someone looked at the online list, then I probably would remain visible when on the forum.
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If I had the ability to camouflage what I was doing if someone looked at the online list, then I probably would remain visible when on the forum. |
I've never used this feature and I don't think I will ever use it. I don't feel I need to hide from regular members. If they want to know who's online, then lett them know. They already take the chance of an encounter with Florena (I know I did). Further more, looking at the online page they can find out the topics of interest. On the other hand, even if you are invisible, they will see the posts you make and no matter what you do while visible, they can't stop you from doing it.
I agree with you Raul and used to find it strange when regular members request to be hidden. I understand this is important for Mods so that no one feels like they are being followed, but at the same time I had one user (no longer here) who said they felt 'violated' because someone could see what they were doing. I believe the issue is that they do not want you to see what they are reading or interested in.
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they do not want you to see what they are reading or interested in. |