User talk:J.delanoy/StatusTemplate
 | I have been very lazy about updating my status lately. If you need to know if I'm online, your best bet is to look at Special:Contributions/J.delanoy. |
Explanation of terms
[edit]Online: Most likely means I am online (duh). I could also be eating, using the bathroom, walking my dog, folding clothes, or any other activity that is unlikely to take me more than 45 minutes or an hour. If it says "online" and I have no edits for 2 hours, assume I forgot to change it.
Offline: Most likely means I am offline (also duh). I often change it to this when I am thinking about going to bed, and then I keep reading random stuff and making "one last edit" before actually retiring. If I make edits after changing my status to "offline", do not assume I am really online, although I will probably reply to new comments on my talk page. If I am making a lot of edits while it says "offline", assume I forgot to change it.
Busy: Used mainly when I am at work (or some other place, like getting groceries, enjoying a baseball/soccer/hockey game, etc.) and intend to get on again when I get home. Other than that, I really don't use this much. A post on my talk page will likely not receive an immediate response, but I will probably respond within a few hours at the outside. If it says busy and it is later than around 0300 or 0400 UTC, assume I am sleeping and forgot to change it when I got home.
College This means that my availability will be on-and-off. Don't be surprised if I break off in the middle of whatever I was doing with little or no warning. When I am at college, sometimes I have time where I can do whatever I want. When I do, however, I usually have to stop at very short notice.