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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3What would this be good for?– Ivo Flipse ModCommented Mar 15, 2012 at 12:33
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2Recently asked on Meta Stack Exchange Typing indicator in chat– Sathyajith Bhat ModCommented Mar 15, 2012 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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It doesn't work reliably anyway.
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I agree with Simon Sheehan but this example may just be due to a bad algorithm for detecting whether someone is writing.– N.N.Commented Mar 15, 2012 at 15:00
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6@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.– slhckCommented Mar 15, 2012 at 15:08