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I had to laugh when I noticed at the bottom of a post I was reading:

WHO IS ONLINE

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], Lord Reith and 5 guests


Nice to know Google always keeps us company! :lol:
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:lol:
If you’re lucky you’ll get a rarer Bing [bot] sighting!
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WilliamShears wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:54 am :lol:
If you’re lucky you’ll get a rarer Bing [bot] sighting!
.....or the even rarer Deano (bot)!
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If it wasn't for Google [bot] I'd have never found this place.
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WilliamShears wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:54 am :lol:
If you’re lucky you’ll get a rarer Bing [bot] sighting!
John, Paul, George and Bingbot.
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We all know that all users here who have names alluding to Paul are bots
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WilliamShears wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:54 am :lol:
If you’re lucky you’ll get a rarer Bing [bot] sighting!
Bing [bot] spotted last night, Google [bot] too!
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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?
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MrMurphMcgee wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:35 pm Wouldn't it be better if we weren't exposed to these bots?
The bots were part of the BZ forums too, so they're not new, but it's an interesting question.

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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I've got to admit it's Getting Botter.

Yes, grow the board. More people is good.
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