Forum Mods Hidden in the Online Bar

So I get why it doesn't show what GMs are on the forums or have been on that day, but doesn't it seem kind of counter-intuitive to hide the forum mod's online status? I don't know it just seems like it would make more sense for us to know whether or not the person in charge of running/helping the forums was on the forums or not.

 

Please elaborate. I don't see why its necessary.

 

Yeah, this kind of bugs me too. It is nice knowing that some staff members are online browsing instead of having to wait to see them post to know that they're active or anything like that.

Not to sound like a smart-ass, but aren't you supposed to be used to getting bugged for assistance/help? Plus, it isn't like going out of invisible browsing is going to have your inbox messaging rate skyrocket to like 1000%.

 

I also can't see why it would be any more important to have me visible online rather than any of the GMs. If you need urgent help in sorting out something, a lot of the time I'm going to have to pass the message onto the GMs anyway, as I can't sort out ingame issues.

The way I see it is: if you post on the forum, a member of staff will assist you as soon as they are able to do so. If people spam us with requests for help rather than waiting for us to deal with things in some kind of logical order, it doesn't get things fixed any sooner, it just makes things stressful and chaotic. Having too many people demanding your attention at once isn't a good thing. It's not like we can wave a magic wand and do an insta-fix of most problems - some of them take a lot of time to resolve.

 

I would like to have the ability to view the gms' activity via forums because, I ain't a stalker with weird fantasies. ... (tbc) ... Also having private consultations, to make my royal days more secure from those who are going to get me(Gags). *Sobs*
[Gm] (>^-^)> <(-3-<) [ Me] ...... #7DayBan #DannyTheDictator

 

Temp ban imo.

 

OP was busy with things more important than a Maplestory private server, like uh, midterms perhaps? If you say that privacy is necessary then I'm not entirely sure why not only can you see what members have been online today and who is online right now you can even see what thread they're viewing?

Btw this isn't reddit, cool it with your colloquialisms Polly Pissy Pants.

Pretty sure none of you actually grasped what I'm trying to say. I'm not trying to get us to have all the privileges that you have about viewing us, just saying that it might be helpful to see if the FORUM MOD is on the FORUMS.

 

Actually, it wouldn't, because I've usually got about 5 forum tabs, 3 assorted reference tabs, Skype, a file/folder or two, and sometimes the Test Server open on my comp, and me showing up as "online" on the forum wouldn't give you any idea which of these things I was focussing on, nor whether I was actually at the keyboard.

If you want to know when I'm around, just look for signs of activity by me on the forum - it's a more reliable guide!