Just throwing out a thought for discussion:
Should Lemmy potentially add a profile status indicator that users can manually set—kind of like what platforms like Discord use?
For example, something where users can choose to display:
🟢 Online
🔴 Busy / Do Not Disturb
⚫ Invisible
⚪ Offline
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Or even something custom, like:
“Away”
“Lurking”
“Work”
“[Enter Custom Text Here]”
etc.
It wouldn’t have to be real-time tracking, just a manual toggle in profile settings or next to your username.
Could be useful for signaling whether you’re active, taking a break, or just want to lurk quietly without being pinged or messaged.
Would this be helpful, or does it go against Lemmy’s minimalist, federated design?
Curious what others think.
No.