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#1 2018-01-25 18:11:38
- IanJanes
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Why are there always so many guests online here?
I've noticed that there are always a plethora of guests online here at the forums, and I believe these aren't actual people. Is there any reason for this, and what purpose do they serve?
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#2 2018-01-25 18:30:52
- Different55
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Re: Why are there always so many guests online here?
Bots. Search bots, archive bots, generic bots, bots of all kinds.
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#3 2018-01-25 18:40:18
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Re: Why are there always so many guests online here?
Bots. Search bots, archive bots, generic bots, bots of all kinds.
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#4 2018-01-26 02:23:27, last edited by SirJosh3917 (2018-01-26 02:24:09)
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Re: Why are there always so many guests online here?
Bots. Search bots, archive bots, generic bots, bots of all kinds.
how do you determine if a bot guest is existing actively browsing the forums like how is that possible does that work exactly
you should really make an API i think we'd all have fun with that
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#5 2018-01-26 02:27:53
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Re: Why are there always so many guests online here?
Different55 wrote:Bots. Search bots, archive bots, generic bots, bots of all kinds.
how do you determine if a bot guest is existing actively browsing the forums like how is that possible does that work exactly
you should really make an API i think we'd all have fun with that
he set up fail forums so u could see the online bots so ye he should here too
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#6 2018-01-26 02:55:47
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Re: Why are there always so many guests online here?
Different55 wrote:Bots. Search bots, archive bots, generic bots, bots of all kinds.
how do you determine if a bot guest is existing actively browsing the forums like how is that possible does that work exactly
you should really make an API i think we'd all have fun with that
The forums keep a record of people who are online. The two main things it remembers are an "identity" (IP address for guests or user ID for members) and a "last seen" time.
Every request that hits the forums either creates a new entry in the list or updates an existing "last seen" time. After 5 minutes, they're hidden from the online list. After 30, the entry is deleted.
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