diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
index 9c0fe401db..28e6b97942 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             if (userA.currentlyActive && !userB.currentlyActive) return -1;
             if (!userA.currentlyActive && userB.currentlyActive) return 1;
 
+            // For now, let's just order things by timestamp. It's really annoying
+            // that a user disappears from sight just because they temporarily go offline
             var lastActiveTsA = userA && userA.lastActiveAgo ? userA.lastActiveAgo : 9999999999;
             var lastActiveTsB = userB && userB.lastActiveAgo ? userB.lastActiveAgo : 9999999999;
             return lastActiveTsA - lastActiveTsB;