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Title: So why all the Guests and so little Members??? Post by: CVslots on December 05, 2013, 03:33:31 AM Just looking at the stats (which I don't frequently do), and seen we have 13 Members online and 31 Guests!!! Why is that ratio not flipped? I realize there is a fine line between Members and Guests, but does it really take that much to get someone to register? But, we have soooooooo much info out there already, I guess many find no need to register or become a member, as the info they need is already out there for them to see? Just doing the math...
Title: Re: So why all the Guests and so little Members??? Post by: CVslots on December 05, 2013, 03:34:25 AM See...now it's 12 and 37...wow....
Title: Re: So why all the Guests and so little Members??? Post by: channelmaniac on December 05, 2013, 11:42:55 AM We've been inundated with spambots lately. Between them and Google (and other search engines) indexing the site, you'll see quite a few connections.
We try our best to keep the spammers banned and off the forum quickly. :) Title: Re: So why all the Guests and so little Members??? Post by: 4 Deuces on December 05, 2013, 11:53:16 AM There was a post not too long ago too about setting your account as a guest or something like that. Maybe there are more members on as "guest"?
I have my browser erase cookies and history upon closure, so when I first visit, I show up as a guest too until I log in. That could be part of the reason too. Title: Re: So why all the Guests and so little Members??? Post by: knagl on December 05, 2013, 04:43:36 PM There was a post not too long ago too about setting your account as a guest or something like that. Maybe there are more members on as "guest"? I have my browser erase cookies and history upon closure, so when I first visit, I show up as a guest too until I log in. That could be part of the reason too. No, you can set your account to hide your online status, but I don't think that makes you a guest. What you mentioned in your second paragraph would make you appear as a guest and then also a member (at least for a short period of time, until the "guest" connection timed out). As channelmaniac said, any spambot, web crawler, etc. that visits the site gets counted as a guest, even though it's not an actual person. Title: Re: So why all the Guests and so little Members??? Post by: Yoeddy1 on December 08, 2013, 01:31:10 AM We've been inundated with spambots lately. Between them and Google (and other search engines) indexing the site, you'll see quite a few connections. Yep. Jason Title: Re: So why all the Guests and so little Members??? Post by: Simple Sam on February 04, 2014, 01:34:31 AM I immediately became a member because I was looking for information. As a guest, you don't get to see pictures. As I explore the site, I am uncovering more and more items that I just wasn't aware of. I wish there were some more FAQs geared towards noobs.
Title: Re: So why all the Guests and so little Members??? Post by: stayouttadabunker on February 04, 2014, 03:21:35 PM Don't worry Sam, we'll try to answer ANY question you've got! :89-
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