# Online contacts not showing in contacts

**URL:** <https://forums.eveonline.com/t/online-contacts-not-showing-in-contacts/95156>\
**Category:** General Issues\
**Created:** [August 4, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/online-contacts-not-showing-in-contacts/95156 "2018-08-04T00:48:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![vicror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vicror/32/86579_2.png) [@vicror](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/vicror)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/online-contacts-not-showing-in-contacts/95156/1 "2018-08-04T00:48:29Z")

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anyone else having issues. I know people are logged in, I’m looking right at them. But, not showing as online under contacts or when checking online only.

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**Author:** ![Dyver\_Phycad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dyver_phycad/32/358575_2.png) [@Dyver\_Phycad](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dyver_Phycad)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/online-contacts-not-showing-in-contacts/95156/2 "2018-08-04T05:48:16Z")

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Because CCP changed the watch list into a buddy list where both characters have to buddy list each other so that the online status shows up.

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Just a minor inconvenience. However, you can now use it as additional standing tag for very important enemy things. I, for instance, use it to mark special titan pilots or special PVP hungry nerds when I hunt space so that I don’t needlessly waste my time on a bait or that I warp to a gate ping rather than directly to the gate to avoid boson titans when I see red dots.

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**Author:** ![vicror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vicror/32/86579_2.png) [@vicror](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/vicror)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/online-contacts-not-showing-in-contacts/95156/3 "2018-08-05T01:55:54Z")

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thanks. that would be the reason. been away a long time. didn’t know they would take away that part of the game though.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/online-contacts-not-showing-in-contacts/95156/4 "2018-11-03T02:10:46Z")

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