## All of my friends are offline?

Post by SolidSnickerdoodle » Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:20 pm

So, I'e amassed a small collection of friends in the user control panel. I was told that after adding someone as a friend, I would know if they were online. I've had an account on here for over a month, and I have yet to see that. Every time I hover over a username, I get an "offline" notification. It doesn't seem very likely that I'm just missing every single one of these people, especially at like 7:00pm. Is something wrong here?
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### Re: All of my friends are offline?

Post by bondagefreak » Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:24 pm

Given that this is an international forum, everyone's in a different time zone.
Another thing to consider is that during the weeks surrounding the holidays, the forum is usually quieter. People logon less often.
Finally, many users chose the option to appear invisible when they logon, meaning you won't be able to distinguish whether they're online or not.
If you wanna see who's online, you can just scroll to the bottom of the index page. You'll see who's online and what section of the forum they're browsing.

### Re: All of my friends are offline?

Post by cyrus6347 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:32 pm

Yeah, I usually have that problem with nearly everyone I message being in America, several hours difference.

### Re: All of my friends are offline?

Post by Sniffmyfeet » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:57 am

> cyrus6347 wrote:Yeah, I usually have that problem with nearly everyone I message being in America, several hours difference.

That's why there are also TUGgers from Europe (and perhaps from Africa as well) on these forums . One or two hours of time difference is quite manageable, isn't it?
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