What does the red “Not Available” on an RM profile mean?

[astro]

Hi everyone,

I’m looking at a provider whose RM ad I really like, but right now his profile shows “Not Available” in red letters. Does anyone know exactly what that status means?

If he’s just temporarily unavailable, isn’t there a way for providers to freeze/hide their profile so it doesn’t show up at all? His ad still appears active (online recently, photos up, etc.), so I’m a bit confused.

Should I still send him a message, or is the red “Not Available” basically a “do not contact” sign?

Thanks in advance for any clarification! 😊

[CADreamer]

Not knowing exactly what you're seeing, I can't offer an opinion, but here is an older discussion on what appears to be the same topic.

https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/90830-rentmen-not-available/

[PetetKsfo]

I can set my status to "available"  "not-available" or "not set".

"Not set" is the default setting if  I am offline.

Once I log on, the setting changes to green and shows as "available"

I can also manually set myself as "available" so even if I am not right at the computer but cooking or doing laundry or something, I can keep the "available" light on for up to 6 hours.

If I know that I have a client booked in the afternoon, or if I am not available at all for a day because I have some other plans, I can change the setting to show as "not available"  - either for a number of hours, for a day, or a week - in order to not waste your time if you are looking for something right now.

So I would say that if you see a "not available" - it means the person is not available right now, or probably not for the next few hours, but may be available later or the next day.

Peter

 

[nate_sf]

@PetetKsfo did a great job of explaining this. There is a option to set "Availability" and "Not Available" is a setting that the guy can toggle. The default is "Not Set." Here's what it looks like:

If the guy chooses "Available" or "Not Available" he then needs to specify a timeframe, anywhere from one hour to one week:

So as Pete mentions, setting "Not Available" would indicate the guy is not available right this moment, but is otherwise available at other times. It's a more short-term option, compared to freezing or hiding the listing which would indicate a longer-term absence or limitation.