Vercetti Thug Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I just looked down where it said the members on right now, and it says 307 guests and about 21 members. Is this a glitch or are there really 307 people looking at the forums without signing up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoLuTioN Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Yeah! They may be unregistered members and many of them are probably google bots and spiders which search engines like yahoo and google use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Yes. This forum is from 2004 and since 2004/05 this is famous. Rockstar even sends exclusive pics for here and othjer GTA fan sites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercetti Thug Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Woah I just thought that it was a site glitch like the members of one day leave and they stick as guests or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM™ Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Why would members leave their account? There are some that would, but they tend to come back again and start posting or make topics up, some even tend to be really active. I've seen this site have more guests and members join quite a while ago, I believe it was when the first trailer for GTA IV was going to be released, that was probably the time this site was really active (With guests and members together). And yes, all those statistics are true. But some of the guests are Google Bots or other Search Engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MishoM Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Moved to Website Suggestions and Problems, and yes, there really are 307 guests viewing the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Yeah, although recently there's some IP address that's constantly changing whilst viewing the board, probably a spider of some sort, so it's sort of inflating the numbers a bit. But yeah there usually is genuinely at least 100 guests on all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercetti Thug Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Well i guess that could be the only reason and way, but its stil weird. That many people just reading a forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDoubleU Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 i dont get why it is so hard to believe... i mean seeing as the site has been up for some years now (5 i think) you would expect quite a lot of people to be viewing seeing as how popular the series is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azn Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Yeah. It is believable. The world population is 6 billion, and 100 of them viewing this site isn't very much to be honest. Have you seen the Gamespot and IGN forums? Phwoahh so many members and posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutu Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Even though it's beliveable 300 people is a lot! The forum is very good and many people come just to read the topics without register. But does the 300 people count for one day or just for that specific moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDoubleU Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 well was it in the online now or online in the past 24 hours box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 It's on that specific moment, mutu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM™ Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Even though it's beliveable 300 people is a lot!The forum is very good and many people come just to read the topics without register. But does the 300 people count for one day or just for that specific moment? We wouldn't be so sure, because we don't track their movements, but yes, it can be for a specific moment, or it could be just to view the board and keep starring for a few minutes. 300 guests aren't really much, I've seen this board get up to about a 1,000 guests around 7pm in UK time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 It's in the past 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azn Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 The stat box below that is for which members have logged in today.. Either way, 100 or 1000 guests is still good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deji Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 the bots or spiders are showing up as registered users. and the guest might just be un-logged in members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas. Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 the bots or spiders are showing up as registered users. and the guest might just be un-logged in members. Yes they show up as registered users but they are officially guests, they can view topics like anyone who visits the forums but they are generally unable to post and Personal message any members. They appear on the active users list but they are classified as guests, it only shows what bot is doing what and if bots are on-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I don't know why you think that 300 guests vs 20 members is so weird. I'd be suprised if it was vice-versa. Most people have a problem with a game or looking for a quick walkthrough of a specific mission, simply type the request in the google and get directed here. I don't register on forums I'd normally visit once in my life just to find a specific info, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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