By blueturtle
29 Apr 2021 04:42
Category: New Feature

This site would benefit greatly if it had a 'how many users are online' list feature. Like other chat sites, Paint should have on the homepage a counter of how many users are online on the site. You should then be able to click the counter and it display a list of all the online users. This will make it easier for everyone to see new people.

Right now the only way to meet new people is by profile hopping by viewing people's timelines. I also feel this drive newcomers away because they don't know who to talk to because they don't know whose online and assume this site is empty.

Resolved: No
New Feature Low 0 hr

By @blueturtle
01 May 2021 21:47

Same idea. You get the point.

By @GuiedGui
01 May 2021 04:55

Linking ?id=12460 since custom statuses have been brought up before

By @blueturtle
30 Apr 2021 02:52

All users who are online will be included in the list. There should also be another feature added along with this. Users should be able to set their current status. Such as: Do not disturb, Open to chat, Strangers stay away, Only chat with friends.

A chat site called rockchat does this method and it works well. It allows everyone to know who's online and encourages them to chat with each other. Also by setting your status will tell everyone if the said person is interested in conversation.

By @GuiedGui
30 Apr 2021 02:39

That's what I mean. I wonder how this kind of thing would handle private activities.

By @blueturtle
29 Apr 2021 05:14

You can already make your activities and account private, is that not enough?

By @GuiedGui
29 Apr 2021 04:55

This sounds like a compelling idea, but the question of people who would rather have their activities hidden arises. How should we handle them? Should they be included in the count but excluded from the list?

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