Just Wondering

[Pete]

Every time I log onto the forum I see my name in the active users list and also in the live chat active users list, even though I am not on the live chat. Is there a reason for this or is it normal?

[Andy Millne]

The live chat active users list will show people active in there in the last 60 minutes (changing to 10 shortly) so even if you are not currently in chat if you have been in the last 60 minutes you will still show. If you definately haven't been in chat at all then it may be a bug, I'll check it out in any case.

[Pete]

Definitely not been in there Fourgee and I only loged in to the forum less than fifteen minuets ago.

[Andy Millne]

OK must be a bug, will sort it now.

[threegee]

If you previously visited and you left chat in a tab - even though that tab is not visible in the foreground and you've never read it - then the board will register you live in chat because your browser refreshed that tab when you started your computer up. The board has no way of finding out if it was you or your browser unaided that requested the chat page.

A 10 minute rule would cause much of that problem to go away.

[Pete]

If you previously visited and you left chat in a tab - even though that tab is not visible in the foreground and you've never read it - then the board will register you live in chat because your browser refreshed that tab when you started your computer up. The board has no way of finding out if it was you or your browser unaided that requested the chat page.

A 10 minute rule would cause much of that problem to go away.

The same thing happened on Sunday and I did not even know the the live chat existed and I definitely was not in there, I did go in there later but it was out of curiosity as I saw my name showing that I was in there.

[Andy Millne]

Thanks Pete I'm fairly convinced this is a bug, I'm looking into it.

[Pete]

I am in there tonight as well but Im not?

Live chat.doc

[Andy Millne]

You are not displayed in the list for me so it's just showing for you. Should be an easy fix, it's on my to do list

[Pete]

Thanks fourgee, I thought I was losing my marballs

[Cympil]

I`ve noticed this happening to me too. I`m always `in Live Chat` when i sign into the forum, even though i haven`t been near it.

[Andy Millne]

I've fixed this on my test server just doing some more changes then i'll update the main site.