What's your "Preferences -> Status/Idle -> Report idle time" option set to?
- Bug#663640: pidgin: idle time not clearing on XMPP Phil Reynolds
- Bug#663640: pidgin: idle time not clearing on XMPP Ari Pollak
- Bug#663640: pidgin: idle time not clearing on XMPP Phil Reynolds
- Bug#663640: pidgin: idle time not clearing on XMPP Phil Reynolds