Members of the CamgirlCollective have raised concerns and suggestions about the online status feature, leading to a lively discussion on potential improvements. The core issue revolves around the status indicator keeping models marked as 'online' unless manually changed, resulting in customer confusion due to the appearance of constant availability.
- Options considered include removing the status field entirely or adjusting the system to automatically change a model's status to 'offline' after 30 minutes of inactivity on related platforms.
- Some models expressed a preference for automatic status updates but raised concerns about being marked as available while engaging in non-business activities on associated sites.
- The idea of integrating Twitter to reflect current activity and availability was mentioned, along with the possibility of having different status indicators (e.g., online, away, busy) similar to other platforms.
- A suggestion was made to keep the online status as is for marketing purposes, with the addition of a dialog box for customers when the model is currently unavailable.
Ultimately, it was decided to remove the online status from the frontpage and browse/search pages. Profiles will now be sorted by recent activity on the CamgirlCollective, including status updates and profile edits, to better reflect model availability.
Concerns remain about how frequently models need to update their profiles or statuses to be considered 'active' within this new system, indicating a need for further clarification and potential adjustments to ensure fair and effective exposure for all models.