This isn't an important question; I'm just trying to understand the mechanics of everything. Why is Lady Lilly's name italicized under the Registered Users at the bottom of the forum? I've noticed other people's names italicized before, and I'm starting to wonder if it has to do with being the new kid on the block because Lady Dusk's name was the same way until Lady Lilly came along. Like I said, it isn't an important question, I'm just curious.

I was just considering posting on this! Hmm, that is interesting.

Great minds think alike Shawn

So they are hidden, just not from us?

Hey Everyone,

Thank you for bringing this up, actually. We are changing the permissions on this feature right now. From now on, the only people who will be able to see italicized names (aka, hidden people) will be the Marcher Lords and Jay. Otherwise, from Moderators on down to users, the names of those people will not be visible to you, though it will show at the bottom that one or two or how many ever 'hidden' users are online at the moment. Does that make sense?

Yes, it does. One more clarifying question. Will the Marcher Lords and Jay still see their names italicized so that we know they are hidden?

It helps us keep track of who is on and who is not. That way, if we need to deal with things or situations with certain people, we are aware of how often they are on and when we can catch them. There are multiple reasons that we still need to see them, just for the overall operation of the Forums. But, the users that employ that handy feature often would like people not to see them, for whatever reason. I will go hidden so that people I know don't PM me constantly when I am trying to work on items. Some people may simply want others not to know how much they are online, etc. So, while we strive to protect their option to do that, we have to keep it visible to those of us who handle permissions and over all actions of users on a daily basis.

Makes perfect sense to me.