I had to laugh when I noticed at the bottom of a post I was reading:
WHO IS ONLINE
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Nice to know Google always keeps us company!
Who Is Online? Oh look, it's-
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Re: Who Is Online? Oh look, it's-
.....or the even rarer Deano (bot)!WilliamShears wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:54 am
If you’re lucky you’ll get a rarer Bing [bot] sighting!
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Re: Who Is Online? Oh look, it's-
John, Paul, George and Bingbot.WilliamShears wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:54 am
If you’re lucky you’ll get a rarer Bing [bot] sighting!
Women there don't treat you mean, in Abilene
Re: Who Is Online? Oh look, it's-
We all know that all users here who have names alluding to Paul are bots
Re: Who Is Online? Oh look, it's-
Bing [bot] spotted last night, Google [bot] too!WilliamShears wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:54 am
If you’re lucky you’ll get a rarer Bing [bot] sighting!
Most of my links are to OneDrive. However, OneDrive does impose a download limit and when this is reached displays a message that the files are deleted or have expired. Leave it a while and try again later.
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I see Bing is lurking with me now.
Wouldn't it be better if we weren't exposed to these bots?
Wouldn't it be better if we weren't exposed to these bots?
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Re: Who Is Online? Oh look, it's-
The bots were part of the BZ forums too, so they're not new, but it's an interesting question.MrMurphMcgee wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:35 pm Wouldn't it be better if we weren't exposed to these bots?
The forums are able to grow with users finding us through the search engines. I've noticed that more private forums tend to get a bit stale without consistent user growth.
I'm open to community feedback though as the bot permissions can be restricted in various ways.
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Re: Who Is Online? Oh look, it's-
I've got to admit it's Getting Botter.
Yes, grow the board. More people is good.
Yes, grow the board. More people is good.
Women there don't treat you mean, in Abilene