VaderFan2187 Posted February 23, 2017 When I look at the "online users full list" I see a lot of guests. Who are they? Are they just viewers of the webpage with no account, or are they signed in anonymously? VaderFan2187 P.S. btw, what happens when you sign in anonymously? I did before but it still shows me as online… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darkdragon Posted February 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, VaderFan2187 said: Are they just viewers of the webpage with no account, or are they signed in anonymously? Not signed in or no account. 4 minutes ago, VaderFan2187 said: what happens when you sign in anonymously? You wont appear signed in to most users, you will to yourself and some staff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Criosphynx Posted February 27, 2017 There are also bots from search engines that crawl the site, I know they can show up depending on the forum software. I lurked for years before making an account, I'm sure others did or do the same. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted February 27, 2017 Lurking guests do not have access to see some forums like the Embassy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darkdragon Posted February 27, 2017 9 hours ago, Criosphynx said: bots from search engines They show up as bots and are not counted in the guests count. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Criosphynx Posted February 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Darkdragon said: They show up as bots and are not counted in the guests count. Good to know, I'm only familiar with older vbulletin type forums and additionally that was ages ago :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
