I've seen a lot of posts lately by Anonymous Monks, followed by replies to those posts saying "Oops, that was me--didn't realize I wasn't logged in" or similar. A couple-three months ago, someone posted a tip on how to prevent this that I think bears repeating.

If you go to your user settings, you'll see a section called 'Theme Configuration'. Simply change your Theme Container to something other than the default (me, I chose the red theme, since it stands out) and you'll be able to tell just by looking at the colors on your screen whether you're logged in or not. If it's blue, you're not logged in. If it's red (in my case), you are.

And thus, you'll never (knock wood) see me posting "Oops, thought I was logged in..."

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(jcwren) RE: How to avoid anonymity...
by jcwren (Prior) on Sep 14, 2000 at 00:07 UTC
    Personally, I've never completely understood this problem. Except in the case of people like mt2k, who use public computers (and PC does NOT mean Public Computer), why log out at all? If you've got a personal work station at home and at work, use the 'Save me a cookie, cowboy!' feature, and don't be bothered.

    Another dead giveaway is at the top of the screen 'login' is not an option if you're logged in, and 'logout' is not an option if you aren't. Also, if you set a default signature in your user settings, you'll see a lack of a default signature if you post as A.M.

    For those advocating using other themes, I don't know about you, but, to cop a line from mikfire, they make my eyes bleed.

    --Chris

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      I absolutely agree with the 'Save me a cookie, cowboy!' feature. And I also agree with the comment about the themes, with the exception of the red one. It took a bit of getting used to, but now I actually prefer it to the blue. It makes the place look less...generic.
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      Ridiculous. The best theme by far is the "Dark theme." It is easy on the eyes, and in no way can you ever fail to notice when you are not logged in.

      "The Dark Theme will always be there, waiting for us to enter..." </semi-obscure quote>

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