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<blockquote data-quote="Sienna_Rose" data-source="post: 4160305" data-attributes="member: 37563">Yeah, there are lots of reasons. The ghosting (that's what I call the incomplete log out - and I don't think I've ever noticed a red dot; I usually get stuck with a ghost of my character when something happens with my computer and I have to shut the window or task manage out of it or whatever). Some wait for others. Usually I see this happening with the lounge. Sometimes it's not just a clique thing - if there's a plotline going on with a particular character and specific other characters, where the person needs more information before playing, or the character has to be escorted (like a child under 12 in the Tavern) sometimes they're stuck having to wait. So, they stay logged in so the person or people they're waiting for can see that they're on. I'm guilty of having a character sitting in an empty room while I do other stuff. Seriously, who wants to sit there staring at a mostly blank screen if no one is in the room with your char? Usually, when I do that, I'm good about popping back to the window and checking now and then. But, occassionally, if nothing happens for too long, I'll completely forget I'm even logged into ISRP. Which makes it difficult for anyone who finally does come in - pming and interacting OoC doesn't help if the person's not even looking at the window. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sienna_Rose, post: 4160305, member: 37563"] Yeah, there are lots of reasons. The ghosting (that's what I call the incomplete log out - and I don't think I've ever noticed a red dot; I usually get stuck with a ghost of my character when something happens with my computer and I have to shut the window or task manage out of it or whatever). Some wait for others. Usually I see this happening with the lounge. Sometimes it's not just a clique thing - if there's a plotline going on with a particular character and specific other characters, where the person needs more information before playing, or the character has to be escorted (like a child under 12 in the Tavern) sometimes they're stuck having to wait. So, they stay logged in so the person or people they're waiting for can see that they're on. I'm guilty of having a character sitting in an empty room while I do other stuff. Seriously, who wants to sit there staring at a mostly blank screen if no one is in the room with your char? Usually, when I do that, I'm good about popping back to the window and checking now and then. But, occassionally, if nothing happens for too long, I'll completely forget I'm even logged into ISRP. Which makes it difficult for anyone who finally does come in - pming and interacting OoC doesn't help if the person's not even looking at the window. ;) [/QUOTE]

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