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Offline MRC

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What Was Going on Here?
« on: January 15, 2020, 07:17:35 AM »

What was going on at 8:30 PM on January 13th to attract 462 viewers to be on line here?

Any ideas why the interest?

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2020, 10:23:10 AM »

Nothing...  I suspect those are bots or other non-human visits looking for spam opportunities.   

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2020, 03:22:10 PM »

462 at once? 

Amazing!

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2020, 06:42:57 PM »
Son - of - a - guns they are!
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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2020, 08:46:33 PM »
The level of spam and bot traffic on the internet is amazing.  I'm surprised the whole thing doesn't collapse under the weight of it all.

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2020, 09:02:59 AM »

New record today, 467.

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2020, 10:21:19 AM »
What’s the record for actual members?

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2020, 02:08:51 PM »

I'm not sure I have access to that info...  It would have been back in the heyday when we were on a different server/service anyway.

Lately I have been dodging the tumbleweeds!  ;)
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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2020, 09:58:03 AM »
That sounds more like Las Vegas than Tampa. If that is the case, please let us know what you see that strikes your fancy.
« Last Edit: January 20, 2020, 10:30:04 AM by tracker »

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2020, 08:47:25 AM »
I see there were 814 "guests" on at about 4:00 in the morning.

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2020, 10:01:44 PM »
I see there were 814 "guests" on at about 4:00 in the morning.

"Bots"?
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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2020, 10:49:08 PM »
I see there were 814 "guests" on at about 4:00 in the morning.

"Bots"?

Yep.
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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2020, 10:53:05 PM »
The winter weather in the quad cities area must be confining for anyone to be concerned about the number of hits on the forum at any particular time of day or night.

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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2020, 08:03:54 AM »
The winter weather in the quad cities area must be confining for anyone to be concerned about the number of hits on the forum at any particular time of day or night.


About as bored as a Texan who is inclined to comment on it.    ;)

I'm kind of amazed and really do not understand what this is all about.  I do not see it on any of the other places on line that I stop.

It seems to be the only thing going on here also, I agree with the Moderator's tumbleweed statement.
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Re: What Was Going on Here?
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2020, 09:44:52 AM »
The winter weather in the quad cities area must be confining for anyone to be concerned about the number of hits on the forum at any particular time of day or night.

I agree...it was 69 degrees here yesterday! I had to put socks on.
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