[03:43] <paul_h> can anyone tell me if there's a way to change my alias on here using Pidgin so that I can indicate that I'm away?
[04:16] <TheMuso> paul_h: You're better off using /away IMO, people tend to get annoyed when people change their nickname to indicate status.
[04:21] <paul_h> TheMuso: just tried that, did it do anything?
[04:22] <charlie-tca> whois paul_h
[04:22] <TheMuso> paul_h: You need to do something like "/away away message goes here."
[04:22] <TheMuso> paul_h: And then type /away to remove your away status.
[04:22] <TheMuso> Thats what I do in irssi anyway.,
[04:23] <TheMuso> charlie-tca: paul_h is Paul Hunt.
[04:23] <TheMuso> From the ubuntu accessibility mailing list.
[04:23] <charlie-tca> yeah, whois should show status too, shouldn't it?
[04:23] <charlie-tca> I typed it wrong. It should have a / in front
[04:27] <paul_h> hehe so tried "/away off to bed" did anyone see anything?
[04:30] <TheMuso> paul_h: It won't show up in the channel, which is the idea.
[04:30] <TheMuso> paul_h: But if someone messages you or does a whois query, they will see your away message.
[04:30] <TheMuso> paul_h: But yes your away message is showing now.
[04:31] <paul_h> TheMuso: thanks :)