i have aim and i just added someone as a buddy today and i got this messege saying "{buddy} is idle". What does that meen? Dont tell me im dumb unless you want a 1
Mackenzie answered Monday November 7 2005, 11:55 pm: It just means they haven't touched their mouse/keyboard for a certain amount of time (usually 10-20 minutes). It just informs you that your buddy is not sitting at their computer, and have no had any activity in the slighest with it since 20 minutes BEFORE it told you they were idle, make sense? (: [ Mackenzie's advice column | Ask Mackenzie A Question ]
GDROB2 answered Monday November 7 2005, 9:11 pm: It means the person is signed in but there has been no activity on his/her AOL AIM account in a while. Idle means to sit still and leave the engine going if in a car. This is the same thing for sitting still and doing nothing here. [ GDROB2's advice column | Ask GDROB2 A Question ]
itsz_JESS answered Monday November 7 2005, 8:31 pm: it means that there not at there computer and when it says "____ is not idle" then that means that they are back at the computer [ itsz_JESS's advice column | Ask itsz_JESS A Question ]
ImAHustla answered Monday November 7 2005, 8:31 pm: It means that they're away from their computer for 10 or more minutes. Well derr, my grandma even knew that. Ahh, im playin' she's a straight A senior... citizen [ ImAHustla's advice column | Ask ImAHustla A Question ]
fabulous11 answered Monday November 7 2005, 8:22 pm: it means like there not at there computer and havent used it for a certain amout of time its like 10 minutes or sumthing...dont worry i didnt kno what that was at first either... [ fabulous11's advice column | Ask fabulous11 A Question ]
Daddysgirl13 answered Monday November 7 2005, 8:22 pm: Idel Means that
you buddy has been away from his/her computer for at least 5 mins.
Karen answered Monday November 7 2005, 8:18 pm: It means that they have been inactive and aways from their computer for more than twenty minutes, at least. Basically, if you instant message this user, you probably won't get a response until they return. [ Karen's advice column | Ask Karen A Question ]
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