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So what's with all the bots?

PostPosted: 05 Jun 2009 21:21
by DirtyMartini
I get the idea of search engines indexing pages by web crawlers, but are they usually this present? And conspicuous? And creepy?

Re: So what's with all the bots?

PostPosted: 05 Jun 2009 21:50
by luddite lady
Ummm...Was that English your were writing in, DM? I understood the word creepy and conspicuous.

*walks off to give the Victrolla a few cranks before her music stops*

Re: So what's with all the bots?

PostPosted: 06 Jun 2009 03:28
by Tamadude
Ya I was wondering about that. Pages upon pages of new users that all appear to be bots. :roll:

Re: So what's with all the bots?

PostPosted: 06 Jun 2009 05:42
by luddite lady
Ah! Now I think I'm starting to understand you. I thought google bot was a hommage to the Transformers or something. I agree--creepy!

Re: So what's with all the bots?

PostPosted: 06 Jun 2009 12:17
by DirtyMartini
luddite lady wrote:*walks off to give the Victrolla a few cranks before her music stops*

May I have this dance?

Just very strange to peek in and see "Registered users: Google [Bot], MSN [Bot], Tamadude, Yahoo [Bot]."

Although the Who Is Online listing is pretty funny:
Google [Bot] Reading topic in THE KRYPTON FORUM Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:14 am

Maybe it's just shy.

Re: So what's with all the bots?

PostPosted: 06 Jun 2009 12:45
by visions
They are just jealous that they can't join the love feast :twisted:

Re: So what's with all the bots?

PostPosted: 06 Jun 2009 15:46
by shyvixen
[quote="visions"]They are just jealous that they can't join the love feast :twisted:[/quote]

When the bots start posting, then I'll freak out.

Re: So what's with all the bots?

PostPosted: 07 Jun 2009 00:15
by policerule
I'm such a computer loser... I have to go look up what a "web crawler" and a "bot" is.