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Topic Started: Jun 15 2013, 01:37 PM (316 Views)
New Harumf
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Bloodthirsty Unicorn
At the moment, we have 23 guests on here. Perhaps the CIA??
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Rhadamanthus
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Legitimist

I've noticed this lately too. Shifty business :unsure:
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Comrade Queen
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Comrade Bitchqueen
Could be web spiders.
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NRE
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Map Tsar and Southern Gentleman

Yeah I've noticed them too, they've been reading up on us. I mean they're really did some digging too cause some of the topics they've pulled up and really, really old. Has brought back some great memories for me though :lol:

I'm wondering if it is prospective new members or perhaps some of those people who've been in our regions on NS but never actually became members of the forums. I've actually been doing some recruiting, not sure how entirely successful its been as I've not actually contacted new nations I just posted an Ad on the NS forums and have been "bumping" it from time to time.
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Abnar
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the lurkiest of them all?
Scythirus
Jun 15 2013, 09:08 PM
Could be web spiders.
Scy beat me to it.
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Before opening this thread, my first thought was NSA... Since NH implied something similar in the OP, I don't feel like I've done a good job being witty.
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We currently have 90 guests visiting. They're looking at very random posts, most of which are very old, both in the NS forums and the Off Topic forums. Some of the threads are from 2004 and 2005. Each guest visits one topic and sits there for 10 minutes until it falls off the active user list.

Strange
Edited by meh, Jul 10 2013, 05:49 PM.
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NRE
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Map Tsar and Southern Gentleman

I think its, as Scy said earlier, the webs spiders. Especially, as you said, they seem to be interested in really, REALLY old topics and stories.
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meh
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Jul 10 2013, 07:22 PM
I think its, as Scy said earlier, the webs spiders. Especially, as you said, they seem to be interested in really, REALLY old topics and stories.
But 90 of them, all within 10 minutes or so?
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Comrade Bitchqueen
There's a lot of search engines out there.
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Map Tsar and Southern Gentleman

Well it might not all be spiders, some could be actual players from our regions (people who haven't actually signed up for the forums) who are simply trying to get a feel for how we operate by reading some of our older stuff. However, if I had to put money on it, I imagine the vast majority are these wed spiders.
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Jul 10 2013, 11:38 PM
Well it might not all be spiders, some could be actual players from our regions (people who haven't actually signed up for the forums) who are simply trying to get a feel for how we operate by reading some of our older stuff. However, if I had to put money on it, I imagine the vast majority are these wed spiders.
Well, send them my regards and heartfelt congratulations on their matrimony.
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Bloodthirsty Unicorn
OK, that took me a second read! :-)
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Map Tsar and Southern Gentleman

East Anarx
Jul 11 2013, 07:32 AM
NRE
Jul 10 2013, 11:38 PM
Well it might not all be spiders, some could be actual players from our regions (people who haven't actually signed up for the forums) who are simply trying to get a feel for how we operate by reading some of our older stuff. However, if I had to put money on it, I imagine the vast majority are these wed spiders.
Well, send them my regards and heartfelt congratulations on their matrimony.
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You know I comfort myself with the thought that without these little failures of mine, these forums wouldn't be as memorable. :shy:
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Pay no attention to the spiders behind the curtain.
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