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When @ at someone, it would be good to know when he/she types an answer. Just like in popular IMs like Facebook, Gmail etc.

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What would this be good for? – Ivo Flipse♦ Mar 15 '12 at 12:33
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Recently asked on Meta Stack Overflow Typing indicator in chat – Sathya♦ Mar 15 '12 at 12:50

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I disagree, basically because we aren't an IM client - we're a chat room. I think all that would do is just add more data for the servers to transmit, and doesn't really benefit us as a whole in the end.

Also it's slightly creepy I find.. Much easier to just wait for that sound you hear when someone @'s you back.

It's also a bit ineffective when you have 20+ people in the room.

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Dat suspense when you see: "Clippy is typing..." – iglvzx Aug 14 '12 at 21:38
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It doesn't work reliably anyway.

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ahahahhahaa. perfect. – Sathya♦ Mar 15 '12 at 12:49
@slhck So I would wait days for reply? – Boris_yo Mar 15 '12 at 13:35
I agree with Simon Sheehan but this example may just be due to a bad algorithm for detecting whether someone is writing. – N.N. Mar 15 '12 at 15:00
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@N.N. Either that, or people are really stopping to type frequently. Which, frankly, happens to me way too often. It really makes me nervous. – slhck♦ Mar 15 '12 at 15:08

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