skydiver30960 0 #1 February 10, 2012 SO, how do you do it? I don't want to hide my online status because I like it when people pop up to say hi. BUT, there are also times I need to wrap up a conversation with someone but still want to stay on FB to keep an eye on updates. Sometimes it's honestly because I'm working on something else with half-an-eye on updates, and sometimes I'm just done talking to this particular person. But if I make an excuse to end the conversation but they can see I'm still online, I'm convinced they'll be thinking prickish things about me, which in some cases I fully deserve... So how does one end a FB converstaion while neither a) logging off facebook, nor b) looking like an ass? Elvisio "it vexes me" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missbrz 0 #2 February 10, 2012 You can just take your chat offline but still keep facebook open to get updates. Just click on the gear looking thing in the chat box & choose "go offline". If you're just done with that one person, either just end the convo. Or I'll be honest I've used the "time to make dinner/lunch/do laundry" or whatever. say goodbye & you can stay online. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #3 February 10, 2012 Just tell them you have something you need to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
format 0 #4 February 10, 2012 I too didn't like an option "I'm offline" (to everybody) so I quit FB. but... later on, friends convinced me that there's an option to make yourself invisible for certain people. It's too late now for me, I'm not going back there for the 4th time but you may stay What goes around, comes later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adagen 0 #5 February 10, 2012 I think a lot of people appear online these days when they're not looking at FB, because people leave teh PC on, or are logged in on their mobile, so there may be less of an expectation than you think about getting chat responses. This may even be the logic behind FB's decision to merge chat and messages.Anne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #6 February 10, 2012 Never use the chat on FB. POS was such a pain to begin with, I have enough chat programs anyway!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #7 February 10, 2012 My all-time favorite: "Piss off. I'm done." Second favorite: "I gotta go take a shit." Third favorite (for the women only): "Say. Your chat makes me horny. Wanna have cyber sex?" My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airathanas 0 #8 February 10, 2012 What about saying something like, "It was nice catching up with you but I have to go. Thanks and have a good one." It is a pet peeve of mine when a person doesn't want to chat anymore but they just cut you off. You wouldn't walk away from a conversation without saying goodbye face to face.http://3ringnecklace.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #9 February 10, 2012 Wanna have cyber sex? My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,122 #10 February 10, 2012 QuoteSO, how do you do it? How do you end a conversation at a social function and not leave the function? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,053 #11 February 11, 2012 QuoteNever use the chat on FB. POS was such a pain to begin with, I have enough chat programs anyway!!! Have you tried "Trillian?" It brings all the chats into one app.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
