Simplifying assumption: we're gone

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wespryce/]

I suspect most of the American FH'ers have family commitments around now.

To save wear-and-tear on the friendslist, would it make sense for everybody to assume nobody's available unless you see him/her actually posting? That is, we're all out for the duration unless we say otherwise?

[P.S. I thought that all our friendslists would be shorter if people were reporting their presence rather than their absence. It sounds as if this is a bad idea; I withdraw it.]

Comments

[fh_jackass]

I won't be gone. I know the availablity announcements are a pain, but I think they're necessary.

[janet_fraiser]

I agree with Logan. I won't be gone either, but it is helpful to know who won't be around via availability posts.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Me neither I'm in the UK so I'm hoping a fair few people will about.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

I'll be around. And Lana needs to find Wes. She's terribly confused about why Wes took off from the hospital the other day and she's not one to just let things go. *grins*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wespryce/]

I'll put up another dorm room in a slow moment later today.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Sounds good! :)

[alchemic-bean.livejournal.com]

Yanno, even I think that we have too many comms and yet a comm for notifications of absence may yet be a good idea. I dunno about you guys, but a centralized place you can go to to see who's gone isn't that bad of an idea. I dislike having to scroll through my (way too massive) friends list to see who's available and who's not.

[can_be_more]

I'm actually on board with this. I just hate having availability stuff in my characters' journals. It just bothers me for some reason.