Re: Mark users as away

[sense@xxxxxxxx]

Quoting 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
>
> --
> __Curtis C. Hovey_________
> http://launchpad.net/

This is indeed something similar, but not exactly what I suggested. ;)  
It's something different. But I think the suggestion I made could be a  
perfect addition for this, if they aren't already planning to add this  
feature in the UI.

Sense Hofstede