Yep, I just checked, using my husband’s computer. Even when I shut down my browser, and turned my computer *off * - because I left myself logged into the Dope, it appeared as though I was online.
Pity. And there was I getting all cameraderie-ish about other Dopers being here at the same time as me when all the time they’re probably off at work or returning their library books or something.
Yeah, if you never hit the “Log Out” button, but do as Anastaseon did, you’ll still appear as online. That way, when you turn your computer back on and go to your SDMB bookmark, the page just opens up without giving you a login dialogue, and the top of the page says “Welcome, fishbicycle. You last visited Yesterday at 6:44 PM” or somesuch.
Boy, I hope that doesn’t place a burden on the hamsters!
Why do you need to know when I’ll be here? Are you watching me? :dubious:
:::wanders off, babbling softly yet incoherently:::
I’m here most days between 10pm and 4am PST.
As an unemployed IT geek who keeps silly and widely varying vampire-like hours you can expect to see me anytime. The most common however is probably in the late evening-wee hours on school nights. Say 10PM - 5AM Sunday thru Thursday. The weekends are when I do my irresponsible drinking so the Dope gets ignored.
On weeknights, I’m here from roughly 1 AM to 5 AM Central Time.
On weekends, I could be here almost anytime. Usually between the hours of 1 AM and Noon, because I have to sleep eventually or I get weird(er).
I have cable internet so it may show me logged on at all times but I usually only get to surf the boards between 6am-7am. After that I’m off to work and after work my kid usually monopolizes the pc (at least during the winter months).
On weekends that I’m off I could be found here at any random time though.
As I tried to say in the OP, it’s just that I have noticed certain patterns of posting by some specific people and wondered to what degree people feel that have some sort of “regular schedule” at The Dope. Even if I knew how to “watch you” I doubt I would have the time to, Feydeau, even though I have enjoyed reading your posts.
Now and then – when something exceptional is said or alluded to – I will look at a Doper’s profile to check for other posts or threads he or she may have been involved in, but I don’t regard that as “watching you” as such.
I am not a government spy, if that’s what might be behind your question. 
Thanks for clearing that up! I’m always logged in, but I surf sporadically in the late afternoon/evening. If I have time before work in the morning, I’ll jump in. Weekends are wildly random, though.
I see my ineffective attempt at humor was, well, ineffective.
I shoulda used more smilies. I’m not altogether paranoid, much.
And when I’m here depends on my client load. F’rinstance, today, I had a cancellation, so I’ve got the whole day off now (of course, I should be doing other things, but I’m here. Go figure.)
But I’m normally here late at night, every night – oh, say, between 10pm and 1am Pacific.
Thanks for the details.
I was pretty sure you were funning me, but just to be safe I assumed you were serious. I have similar problems with my “humor” at times. I waver on using the “help” symbols. Without them it’s pretty difficult to tell where the sarcasm drops off and the sincerity begins.