hah. yes i guess so. And if they have actively messaged me without knowing if I am on online or not, then thats fine.. no issues. It's just the kind of 'wave' of IM's I get the very second i logon from friends who have just had the 'Bell is online' notification. Its not a biggie.. and I was just trying to find a way to give myself a bit of breathing space, between logging on. and then getting a little overwhelmed with dozens of chats and IMS.
As i say.. nothing wrong with that most of the time.. but now and again, I'd like to just log on.. settle down.. do some things for myself..and THEN perhaps be more ready for all the messages. But as it stands, all of my friends (some not very close at all) will get an instant notification I am online even before my cloud has gone away, and start messaging me. As i say.. nothing wrong with that - it's nice that they even want to. But it can get a bit overwhelming sometimes.
Maybe I should be a little more careful with my friends list - but I don;'t ant to offend anyone that i like or meet and want to add.. Oh well.. i am sure I will sort something..and as i say, its not a biggie.