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• Message 1. 

  Posted by katie (U6377028) on Sunday, 12th November 2006

  I'm still in limboland ... when I post in DA message takes forever to appear whereas in TBA and here in N&Q my wondrous words pop up within minutes.
  
  Is there a reason? Or is it just the whimsical nature of the electronic world?
  
  cass
  
  
  
  

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  Posted by Keri Davies (U2219620) on Monday, 13th November 2006

  Whimiscal indeed.

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  Posted by katie (U6377028) on Tuesday, 14th November 2006

  Thanks, mr k .... it's so nice to be noticed, even whimsically.
  
  As you can see, i'm now 'out' ... which is great!
  
  Would you kindly look at my other question herein about ** ... which i think is titled: About Those Pesky **
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  Posted by katie (U6377028) on Tuesday, 14th November 2006

  PS to mr k .... re my just a couple of minutes ago posting ... forgot to add that tho' a few kindly souls responded about ** it's all still beyond me ... so maybe you have a simpler explanation???
  
  thanks, cass

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  Posted by Reggie Trentham (U2746099) on Tuesday, 14th November 2006

  cassiopeia - **s are as simple and as complicated as has been explained before. They simply indicated whether you are logged in to ML or not. There is a small time delay so if you post immediately you log on you post will show up initially without **s against your name. Similarly, and more confusing for fellow MLers when you log out the **s will remain for what is various estimated at 5, 10 or 20 minutes.
  
  You can thus tell when you are replying to a message in a thread whether the peson you are speaking to is in a position to reply to you or have a conversation.

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  Posted by katie (U6377028) on Tuesday, 14th November 2006

  Thanks for the explanation Reggie. (you don't mind the informality, I hope)
  
  It's beginning to make sense. Your post, the one I'm responding to, has ** which must mean you're online - ie wandering somewhere amongst the threads. And something I just posted after reading SF's latest had ** next to my name.
  
  The trouble is, I'm no longer on the SF thread so I can't converse with anyone there. And you probably aren't on here so we can't talk either.
  
  So what's the point of the **???
  
  To which I'm sure there's no answer.
  
  Ah the joys of the cyber world.
  
  

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  Posted by Reggie Trentham (U2746099) on Tuesday, 14th November 2006

  cassiopia - you can find out what threads anybody is currently posting on by clicking on their name. This will give you the discussions they have contributed to and when.

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  Posted by katie (U6377028) on Tuesday, 14th November 2006

  I didn't know that!! You mean I can click on anyone and find out what they've been up to???
  
  Good grief - isn't it shades of big brother (not the tv kind the other, orwell).
  
  I know, I know, if you have nothing to hide and so forth - nontheless -
  
  anyway, you're a wealth of info & thanks for taking the time to fill me in
  
  cass

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