This is fixed in Ubuntu 10.10 now. The key has been changed to "/apps/empathy/ui/show_offline". Thanks for reporting.
** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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Offline contacts not shown by default
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566909
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