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NaraBlack Resident
Currently, users must log in and be in-world to change their online status. However, the option to appear offline should be available before logging into the platform, allowing users to manage their visibility outside the game.
Sometimes, users may want to log in simply to work without interruptions and focus on their tasks quietly. This isn’t for any negative reason, but rather to give users the choice of whether or not they appear online to their friends.
I would really appreciate having the option to use this feature occasionally—being able to change my online status either through the website or directly from the viewer, without having to log in.
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Voluptia Darkrose
But we use to be able to do that logging into the SL website, where you first get the general page that has your friends listed to the bottom left. That was a few months ago i was still able to do that. You were able to click on your friend's list and it would list it entirely, then click on one and you could choose for yourself not to be seen online. Though if you were on SL and they wrote to you they could see your were lol.
I noticed that has been changed in recent months and have no idea why they did that. Now when you click on it in the website, though you still see the contact list at the bottom left. You click on manage and it will only list those that are currently online and not even show more than that, nor can you change anything with them. That really sucks
Dictatorshop Resident
Good luck with that, I made the same request back in 2007 as my alt and it was in a holding pattern in the old Jira right up until they switched over to this one. It is either technically infeasible or they simply have zero desire to do it.
Suggestions of log in and shut everyone off from seeing you alienates friends who tend to get their undies in a knot over it.
I have always just wished they would give us a little place to log into (like the sansar living room) where we could sort ourselves out before interacting with the world. Sadly that is an idea nobody at LL wants to hear either.
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SL Feedback
Hello, and thank you for your feature request regarding the ability to change your online status before logging into Second Life. This is a great idea that would certainly help users manage their visibility and focus on their tasks without interruptions. Another resident has previously brought up a similar suggestion, and we are merging your comments to get to it faster. We have no estimate when it may be implemented, but please keep an eye on future updates. We appreciate your input and hope you continue to share your ideas to help improve Second Life. Thank you!