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09-21-2004, 05:08 PM | #1 |
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Spiders! They're Everywhere!
Well, we should all know by now that when you open up the Who's Online, we're not alone. Search programs called "spiders" are around the downs, archiving our site to their search engine. They've always been there, but we're never noticed. Until now. With the recent update in our vBulletin, we have been contacted by these spiders. We are aware of them, and as always, they have been aware of us. Now, the more accurate Who's Online detects the spiders, and considers them guest. There's two different ways of looking at it. Either A, Thanks to the spiders, we've noticed interesting threads that we never knew exsisted, or B, these spiders are ruining our count, and we'll never know our true numbers. What side do you take?
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09-21-2004, 08:52 PM | #3 |
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Yes, I knew that thread existed. That thread asked about Inktomi Slurp Spiders. I am asking about peoples opinion of weather spiders in general are a gift or a curse.
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'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.' |
09-21-2004, 08:58 PM | #4 | |
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I'd definitely go for Option A. Many's been the time that I've found an interesting or unnoticed thread that I wouldn't have seen otherwise. As for 'never knowing our true numbers' doesn't it say how many users and guests are on at the moment in the "Currently Active Users" link?
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