what is a bot?
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what is a bot?
At the bottom of the screen it says 3 people online and 1 bot what is a bot?
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Re: what is a bot?
No idea, but it's gone now...
KathyT- Established Hopper
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Re: what is a bot?
one for Sooz to answer then
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Re: what is a bot?
It's an online 'robot' as such, not a real person - things like Google Bot etc are search bots that go onto websites to collect information - like what page link/info to display when someone searches for the forum on Google
You also get the more nasty things like spam bots, which join forums automatically and post spam messages (often dodgy herbal 'supplement' ads!)
You also get the more nasty things like spam bots, which join forums automatically and post spam messages (often dodgy herbal 'supplement' ads!)
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Oh I see thanks for explaining, couldn't work it out for the life of meratface wrote:It's an online 'robot' as such, not a real person - things like Google Bot etc are search bots that go onto websites to collect information - like what page link/info to display when someone searches for the forum on Google
You also get the more nasty things like spam bots, which join forums automatically and post spam messages (often dodgy herbal 'supplement' ads!)
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Re: what is a bot?
Yeah its just there to gather info for search engines.. They are nosey little so and so's aren't they!
Re: what is a bot?
isn't the little box with numbers/letters in it that you have to type out there to prevent spambots registering willy nilly?
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buddabun wrote:isn't the little box with numbers/letters in it that you have to type out there to prevent spambots registering willy nilly?
Yes, I think so, but like any solution it's a new challenge for the bad bots! Maybe they can now get around that or maybe a human registers then sets the robot to post?
I think the search engine bots will only look at the public part of the site (so not members lounge).
botty
what is a bot? there is one online now!
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Re: what is a bot?
I had no idea til I read this
https://happyhoppers.forumotion.co.uk/forum-help-information-f15/what-is-a-bot-t786.htm
https://happyhoppers.forumotion.co.uk/forum-help-information-f15/what-is-a-bot-t786.htm
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