# Mod contact.....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-contact/252860>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 30, 2004, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-contact/252860 "2004-06-30T09:58:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-contact/252860/21 "2004-07-01T14:32:16Z")

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> [@Ponster](#):
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> Ohhh, didn’t expect to start a pit thread in here !
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> Thanks for the reply but how about the hack that allows us to see who is online?  
> That way We wouldn’t have to send off a bunch of emails but just to whoever is active?

Raw out-of-the-package vBulletin comes with the option of listing all members who are logged on; this is one of the options that SDMB turned off for server-load reasons.

But _if it can be done_, this is not a bad idea: **Gaudere, Arnold, Ed, Dex** , can that function be activated so that it displays **staff only**? A quick reference as to which staff are online at a particular moment on the front page could probably help to head many problems off at the pass.

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