Why do some posters wear the Invisibility Cloak?

sweetpotato
sweetpotato Posts: 1,278
edited May 2008 in A Moving Train
Just wondering. Why do some of you decide to use the invisible function? Are you planning sneak attacks and want to maintain some weird element of surprise? :confused:

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  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    some people want to keep a low profile but still check out what people are talking about. (well, guess that's called lurking. :D)

    I've used the invisibility mode a couple of times when I've been tired of the Pit and just wanted to check my PM's without being "bothered" by people, who'd see me online.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Why worry about what other people are doing anyways?
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    Why worry about what other people are doing anyways?

    he's 'wondering' not 'worrying'

    :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • yellowled24
    yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    eMMI wrote:
    some people want to keep a low profile but still check out what people are talking about. (well, guess that's called lurking. :D)

    I've used the invisibility mode a couple of times when I've been tired of the Pit and just wanted to check my PM's without being "bothered" by people, who'd see me online.
    *sigh* Its just so HARD to have soooo many friends ;):D:p
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    yellowled24 wrote:
    *sigh* Its just so HARD to have soooo many friends ;):D:p

    tell. me. about. it!


    such a pain in the arse.

    ;)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • yellowled24
    yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    eMMI wrote:
    tell. me. about. it!


    such a pain in the arse.

    ;)
    LMAO! I come on here and im lucky to get a PM every few MONTHS!!!

    Anyway, not trying to hijack the thread or anything, whoops!!!
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    I use it because it makes me feel like a stealthy assassin. You don't see me coming till it's too late.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • yellowled24
    yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    mammasan wrote:
    I use it because it makes me feel like a stealthy assassin. You don't see me coming till it's too late.
    Haha!! Look at your title.... "Gone"

    Where are you :eek:
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    sweetpotato wrote:
    Just wondering. Why do some of you decide to use the invisible function? Are you planning sneak attacks and want to maintain some weird element of surprise? :confused:

    :D

    i LOVE that sig :)
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    Why worry about what other people are doing anyways?

    why worry about what people are worrying about? ;)
  • yellowled24
    yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    my2hands wrote:
    why worry about what people are worrying about? ;)
    I always worry about people worrying andd what theyre worrying about.
    If you didnt worry, we wouldnt...well....worry :p
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    I use it, so that when i am bored at work, i can spy on 'new members' who just joined a day or so ago, and watch them do their adorable 'new posts' acting all 'ZOMG, i'm on the intarweb and i never posted here before'. it's especially fun watching the 'new' obama haters, and quite entertaining checking out what threads these 'new members' will go straight too and read. so predictable. it's also easy to work out who they were before they got banned by what they are reading!

    actually, i'll answer your question properly;). i use it becase i don't feel i have to contribute to anything unless i want to. sometimes you might be participating in a thread and not want to answer straight away, and take some time to think about what you want to contribute, and if you can't see me, then you won't think where is her damn reply. i rarely get pm's, unless it's someone wanting me to teach them guitar, so it's not to hide from my fans, i assure you! :)
  • Skitch Patterson
    Skitch Patterson Posts: 642
    because there are posters who scan the "users online" section, and if you had been in a debate with them previously, they will say "Oh... _____ is online and didnt answer my point, that must mean im RIGHT and they are WRONG!!"
  • chromiam
    chromiam Posts: 4,114
    sweetpotato wrote:
    Just wondering. Why do some of you decide to use the invisible function? Are you planning sneak attacks and want to maintain some weird element of surprise? :confused:

    :D

    works similarly to a tin foil hat... ;)
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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    I sometimes use it, just because it's there. Sheer boredom is my sole motivator.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Sometimes I use it because I like to just read, not be disturbed by PM's and not post... 'lurk' if you will...
    Also, sometimes, due to everyone at work knowing I post on here, I have to use it when I keep the Pit running in the background behind my work related software for the fulfillment of I don't know... say, sneaky posts? :o:p
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  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    invisibility function ehh? learn something new everyday :)
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    I use it because my computer is next to the window and I don't want the people who walk by to see me.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    I use it because it stops Last activity time and date showing up on your profile and it also means that people can't see what you're doing when you're online. Not that I particularly care but there are a couple of people that I'd prefer not to have that information. :)
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    invisible in real life so why should i be different here

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