Who is online

Tdot · June 22nd, 2008, 11:09 PM

Has this been permanently disabled?

Tim Armstrong · June 22nd, 2008, 11:13 PM

Paul got rid of it because it was causing strain on the server, and apparently costing us money for no good reason. At least, that's how I remember it!

Cheers, Tim

Tdot · June 22nd, 2008, 11:21 PM

Yeah but you're on the inside.

When I use the pop up menu and chose "who is online" I get this message:

"The administrator has disabled Who's Online."

Tim Armstrong · June 22nd, 2008, 11:29 PM

Hey, I didn't understand what you meant at first, but then the lightbulb went off and I edited my post to reflect the current situation!

Cheers, Tim

Tdot · June 22nd, 2008, 11:34 PM

Thanks Tim (I knew you were trying to trick me again). Not necessary feature, just fun to see who's looking.

J-man · June 22nd, 2008, 11:56 PM

Tim has it right.

You can still see if people are online by checking the little light in the bottom left of their posts, if grey, they're offline. And if green, they're online (good for 5 mins either way).

tazzboy · June 23rd, 2008, 12:28 AM

Yep that is the way to tell who is on-line and who isn't.

Tdot · June 23rd, 2008, 09:43 AM

Yes, but that's only if you see them in a thread. The bottom of the homepage used to have a "paragraph style list" of everyone's names that were logged on at that time.

And on your profile page you could add specific members as friends or something. When you looked at the "list" there would be a "+" next them. So When you felt picking a fight with Tim, you could easily spot +Tim Armstrong in the list and go get him.

Or send +Mark Davis a PM knowing that he was online and could reply while you wait instead of the next time he logs on.

But then I may have been the only person who noticed. Not a big deal, just fun to see who else is awake at 3:00 am.

TDPRI · June 23rd, 2008, 09:57 AM

Hi, yes, I disabled this feature because it takes up a lot of server resources to display that. It doesn't cost any money... but in a round about way it could. There are 3 or 4 features like that that I have disabled. If they all were enabled then our current server would slow down a lot and I'd have to upgrade the server to an even more expensive machine.

About 4 or 5 months ago I hired a specialist to eek out a bit more life out of our existing server and it was disabled at that time.

Tdot · June 23rd, 2008, 10:11 AM

Thanks Paul (and Tim), I knew there were others features that were turned off, but I just wondered if this was permanent or an intentional maintenance outage to come back later.

P.S. I can still find you Tim

June 22nd, 2008, 11:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tdot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 3,354 58 Photos	Who is online Has this been permanently disabled? __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

June 22nd, 2008, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 8,095	Paul got rid of it because it was causing strain on the server, and apparently costing us money for no good reason. At least, that's how I remember it! Cheers, Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

June 22nd, 2008, 11:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tdot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 3,354 58 Photos	Yeah but you're on the inside. When I use the pop up menu and chose "who is online" I get this message: "The administrator has disabled Who's Online." __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

June 22nd, 2008, 11:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 8,095	Hey, I didn't understand what you meant at first, but then the lightbulb went off and I edited my post to reflect the current situation! Cheers, Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

June 22nd, 2008, 11:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tdot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 3,354 58 Photos	Thanks Tim (I knew you were trying to trick me again). Not necessary feature, just fun to see who's looking. __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

June 22nd, 2008, 11:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 19 Posts: 6,082 9 Photos	Tim has it right. You can still see if people are online by checking the little light in the bottom left of their posts, if grey, they're offline. And if green, they're online (good for 5 mins either way). __________________ Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Unknown When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - Hunter S Thompson

June 23rd, 2008, 12:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 2,680	Yep that is the way to tell who is on-line and who isn't. __________________ tazzboy Guitar: 1982 Gibson Les Paul Standard AMP: 59 Bassman Reissue. EFFECTS: 2 Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Boss CE-2 Chorus, and Boss DM-3 Echo Delay.

June 23rd, 2008, 09:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tdot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 3,354 58 Photos	Yes, but that's only if you see them in a thread. The bottom of the homepage used to have a "paragraph style list" of everyone's names that were logged on at that time. And on your profile page you could add specific members as friends or something. When you looked at the "list" there would be a "+" next them. So When you felt picking a fight with Tim, you could easily spot +Tim Armstrong in the list and go get him. Or send +Mark Davis a PM knowing that he was online and could reply while you wait instead of the next time he logs on. But then I may have been the only person who noticed. Not a big deal, just fun to see who else is awake at 3:00 am. __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

June 23rd, 2008, 09:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 5,216 36 Photos	Hi, yes, I disabled this feature because it takes up a lot of server resources to display that. It doesn't cost any money... but in a round about way it could. There are 3 or 4 features like that that I have disabled. If they all were enabled then our current server would slow down a lot and I'd have to upgrade the server to an even more expensive machine. About 4 or 5 months ago I hired a specialist to eek out a bit more life out of our existing server and it was disabled at that time.

June 23rd, 2008, 10:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
Tdot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 3,354 58 Photos	Thanks Paul (and Tim), I knew there were others features that were turned off, but I just wondered if this was permanent or an intentional maintenance outage to come back later. P.S. I can still find you Tim __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE