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Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:14:14 -0800
Andy from private IP
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Why are there so many lurkers on here?  1,000 different people have visited in
the last three days.

Running a legal-themed BBS is a first for me, but it's interesting to see the
usage patterns-- there have been 5,161 different visitors in the last 30 days,
with 1,000 unique visitors just in the last three days.  But there are only
thirty-something registered users.  Why are there so many lurkers when you have
to register to post?  My theory is that it's entertainment by proxy, which is
interesting in itself.  I wonder if other sites have the same thing happen.

#Programming #Technology 


Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:16:08 -0800
moisture2 from private IP
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A lot of bots I'm guessing


Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:17:19 -0800
Andy from private IP
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I did a quick filter for bots and spiders, and it's still about 4,000 people.


Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:26:25 -0800
whiteguyinchina from private IP
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I'll take "people are ducking weirdos" for 200 alex


Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:35:27 -0800
Andy from private IP
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You may be correct-- once I do per-user blocking, if there is a subsequent
barrage of registrations, that seems like evidence of your theory.  Lol.
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