by FlipMode » October 5th, 2012, 3:18 pm
[quote="Kops"]...is why you fail, quoting Flip.[/quote]
You would be quoting Yoda from Star Wars, also! Although he actually said "That, is why you fail..." so its not really a quote if the first word has been changed, but it is a thing... Yep, undoubtedly a thing.
Also, yes on here it is called "hidden" but in terms of what it does it may as well for all intents and purposes be "Privacy" which is a preference that some people... Prefer. And when preferences are then made redundant due to changes to a site, its not the best of design choices, to say the least.
A bit like how Facebook tells the other person you have seen their message... Some people don't mind it, I happen to think it sucks ass but it goes some way to show that different people prefer different levels of privacy.
I mean you know they are online anyway because you notice they made a post a few minutes ago, or are signed into MSN but I can see why some people do not want a banner that advertises "HEY, THIS PERSON IS ONLINE YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR STALKING PURPOSES K!"
Speaking of stalking, I like how I can see when hidden people are online now LOL