Messy Hessey 15 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 300 of them according to the activity log, either extremely popular with lurkers or the bots have multiplied. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,488 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 Yes, if there are 300 Guests listed at the top, you can assume at least 250 of them are Bots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Ah, the good old days when there wasn't 320 guests on line. I used to enjoy looking who was on line and what they were looking at. Sometimes it was an old subject, long forgotten, that I could then click on and enjoy again.These so called 'guests' are ruining this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,206 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Forgive my ignorance...but what's a BOT ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,325 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 It's what you sit on! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,488 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 A Bot is........... https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/learning/bots/what-is-a-bot/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,206 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Thanks Kev.........just read some of it......not really any the wiser....i'll stick with Jill's answer..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,427 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Short for robot or robotic, what they do is quite varied and at times quite complex. Early versions were known as spiders or crawlers. software that scrolled (crawled), through the internet with a specific task or purpose. Not all are malign though they can be very intrusive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,488 Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Setting a new record in the opposite direction. Online at the moment there are 4 Members and only 14 Guests.....and they all seem to be real people. Even Bots have a day off. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,640 Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 I thought at one time you could sign in as "Guest" or am I thinking of another site Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,488 Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 I'm not sure about that, if you can choose to be a Guest. One definition of Guest is that you haven't registered on Nottstalgia, so you don't have a Log-in name. You're just browsing as an outsider. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,196 Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Am I right in thinking that if your'e not logged on or a member, you cannot post? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,488 Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 You can still make a post, and it will show as 'Guest'. It has been done occasionally, but most Guests are just casually browsing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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