A single man or woman could also have many accounts, and consequently show up to be numerous Residents (a person's several accounts are referred to as alts). Instant messages may optionally be sent to a Resident's electronic mail when the Resident is logged off, despite the fact that concept duration is limited to 4096 bytes. For some, May 1968 meant the finish of common collective action and the starting of a new period to be dominated primarily by the so-named new social actions.