Detecting Departure: Monitoring Conversation Participants

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Participants in a conversation can determine if someone has left by noting their absence from posting, but their name remains visible, which can lead to confusion. Leaving a conversation is often unnecessary when only two participants are involved, as one can simply ignore further messages. If a participant opts to leave while accepting further messages, they can still rejoin if new messages are sent. The primary function of leaving is to clean up the conversation list rather than to signal departure. Overall, the discussion highlights the limitations and nuances of monitoring conversation participants.
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How one can know that the other participant has left the conversation?
 
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gracy said:
How one can know that the other participant has left the conversation?
They stop posting. :smile:
 
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Is the name of the other participant who has left the conversation still there in the conversation participant?
 
gracy said:
Is the name of the other participant who has left the conversation still there in the conversation participant?
Yes. And that can cause confusion. :smile:
 
Evo said:
They stop posting.
No other ways?
 
gracy said:
No other ways?
Not unless they post that they are leaving the thread.
 
Usually leaving a conversation is only needed when there are 2 or more participants.
 
I am talking/writing about the case when two participants are there
 
Then leaving the conversation is quite pointless, you can simply ignore further messages, with the same result.
If you leave it with "accept further messages" leaving the conversation does nothing (apart from cleaning up) because you get in again if there are new messages.
 
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If you leave it with "accept further messages" leaving the conversation does nothing (apart from cleaning up) because you get in again if there are new messages.
Removes it from your conversation list
 
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That's what I mean with "cleaning up".
 
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