jazzo you got some strong stuff to say there. and i agree with every word

Happy birthday layol!!!

I can understant Jazzo's point and I can also understand Rockmower's point. But then I am Libra

What's Libra?

Its a sign in the zodiac thats a scale
and scales like balance: they agree

And I agree with Jazzo. The invisibles do get annoying sometimes, but I think maybe they don't want people checking up on them. Some people are like that. However, I don't mind people looking at what I'm doing or knowing if I'm online.

I think it's annoying too, if you think someone is lurking that you wanted to connect with. If you want to feel safe, just don't enter sensitive information in you're profile. But I think some of the people who do it are people who post alot and are 'famous' on the LDW board and don't want just everyone PMing them just 'cause they see them online.

But whatever they're reasons, I'm sure it's important to them or they wouldn't do it.

Marcey

Well, I used to be visible all the time. I started going dark when EVERY time I got on, people were "beating" me up, or trying to devour me. It started to get annoying for me always having to "protect" myself and not have good conversations with my LDW friends. I am a friendly person and I find it hard to ignore it. I don't want to hurt peoples feelings or appear uppity or snobby so I play along for the peace of it all. I found I can surf the forum without being "attacked" when I am invisible. Unfortunately, my cover gets blown when I make a post but I can still ignore the SB when I am invisible. Maybe I made a post and left. no one knows. I mean even now when I am in the SB, my leg is being gnawed on. Crickey! I need that leg to get around.

I mean once in awhile it is fun to role play and what not. I have fun with it and I think I can improv with the best of them but sometimes I just don't have the mental energy to keep up and just want to be "normal". (whatever that is) .

I never use the shout box, or even look at it, and am visible. It might be that sometimes people have tried to speak to me via the shout box and were annoyed when I seemed to ignore them. If so, I apologise; it wasn't intentional.

I can, though, understand that some people, or their parents, might be worried about showing their presence online for safety reasons. Although this forum, like LDW's games, is as child-friendly as possible, it is better to be safe than sorry.

I agree with all of that, and Gamey's I especially understand. And Gamey, if you're not in the mood to play, fine, I totally get it and I'm sure everyone else does too. Just say so. Stay invisible if you want, I'm just saying my point.

If everyone picked on me the way they do Gamey, I'd have to make myself invisible too.