Re: Mark users as away

[Curtis Hovey <curtis.hovey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sense.

On Sat, 2008-04-12 at 16:32 +0200, sense@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello Launchpad users,
> 
> I've got a suggestion and would like to hear your opinion about this  
> and let the LP devs know about it. ;) So here it comes:
> 
> Often you'll find yourself in a situation that you need to go away for  
> a weekend, or maybe even longer. But if you'd disappear without saying  
> anything people wouldn't understand it when you wouldn't reply when  
> they ask you something via the mail or at LP. This could be solved by  
> placing a notice at your blog and mail everyone in the mailinglists of  
> the teams you're active in, but that would give a lot of off-topic  
> mailinglist noise and not everyone would be warned. If an option to  
> Launchpad would be added to tell the system you're away and for how  
> long people would understand if you didn't reply. But in order to  
> prevent people from having to look in your profile everytime if you're  
> away, your name should also be marked while you're away. The date of  
> return can just be showed at your profile.
> 
> Any thoughts?

I think the feature you are suggesting is, or is  like, the
launchpad-vacation feature. There is a spec for it:
https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/launchpad/+spec/launchpad-vacation

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