Incognito on Boards?

Hi,

Seems as good a place as any to pose this question/query.

I follow a few threads, and one of them is in Horse & Greyhound Racing Betting.

When I click on the main forum and scroll to the bottom it shows how many "active users" (including 'guests') are on said forum. *Currently there are 5 on the abovementioned one (including me, as I opened up another page to post this), with those comprising 4 members and one guest.

However; only three of the four 'members' (again, myself included are named).

Can a member be "logged in" and go 'incognito' , as it were; or does Boards recognize when a member is following a forum but not logged in, or is it something else?

If so, and if possible, is it possible for a member to be 'logged in' , but their presence not visible to other users?

Also, how does one go about their presence on site being inconspicuous to other users; for whatever reason, eg they just want to make a single post that needs no responding to, and would like to compose/submit that post unnoticed to other members?

* This was the case/state of play when I started this post, so in the few minutes it's taken me to type it out some I presume would be no longer "active".

If you can answer I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Leffesem

PS, I was required to select a "Thread Prefix" - whatever that means, so I hope 'In Progress' is an acceptable one; as I don't know what to make - or indeed why they are there - of any of the options...

Boards.ie: Niamh

Hi leffesem,
Members can choose to show when they are online or not. If you have Invisible Mode switched on and are logged in, you will be counted as a 'member' online but your username will not be displayed at the bottom of the forum.

If you don't have Invisible Mods switched on your username appears at the bottom of the forum as an active user in the forum.

You can switch Invisible Mode on or off here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/profile.php?do=editoptions by going to the first tab, Login & Privacy. Tick or untick the Invisible Mode box and click Save underneath. Your username will still appear to you but not to other users.

Thank you very much for answering my question Niamh.

Ta,

Leffesem

Boards.ie: Niamh

You're very welcome