What are [B ot]s?

markinalpine · Post by **markinalpine** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:31 pm

If you look at the "Who is on line" box at the bottom the page, it lists the user names of people who are on-line. I've noticed Google[Bot], or MSM[Bot] at times, maybe others. Just what are these things and what are they up to?

Mark

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:34 pm

They are only here to keep track of you...

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:35 pm

WHY DO YOU NOT KICK 'EM OFF, HOBIE ??

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:37 pm

I believe they are necessary to allow the Google search machine to find us.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:29 pm

There are some forums that show what sections individual members are in at any given moment. What annoys the heck out of me is when I see these stinking Bots in the profile section. They have NO BUSINESS there.

I have also had them hang up my computer at times when trying to get on other forums. It seems the forum pages couldn't load until the Bot was finished with what ever it was doing.

I also vote they be banned and blocked.

Joe

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:59 pm

Hobie wrote:They are only here to keep track of you...

BAD Hobie

The Google and Yahoo Bots don't bother me....What you should be worried about are the DNC, Brady, FBI and CIA bots, who legally don't have to announce their presence, that keep track of thread subject Hot Words, then copy them verbatem..

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:00 pm

Ever wonder where all those images come from when you do a
Yahoo or google image search?? Yep places just like this one.

Stan in SC · Post by **Stan in SC** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:41 pm

Bots are necessary to the internet.They are the way that information is gathered.There is nothing bad about the ones you see as listed on a site.If there weren't bots then there would be no fresh information.Just cause you don't understand something is no reason to advocate it's banning.

Stan in SC

cas · Post by **cas** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:36 pm

Stan in SC wrote:Just cause you don't understand something is no reason to advocate it's banning.

Stan in SC

BAN HIM TOO!!! Collaborator!!!

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:15 am

The bots won't bother you at all if you fit you tin foil hat down to t he top of your ears before you log on to the forum.

wilko · Post by **wilko** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:35 am

Stan in SC wrote:Bots are necessary to the internet.They are the way that information is gathered.There is nothing bad about the ones you see as listed on a site.If there weren't bots then there would be no fresh information.Just cause you don't understand something is no reason to advocate it's banning.

Stan in SC

Stan is right.. without bots you wouldn't be able to find anything on the internet... if a person does a search for leverguns and end up on this site, it is because of bots pointing them in our direction. NO need at all to get worried about it.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:29 am

Rusty wrote:The bots won't bother you at all if you fit you tin foil hat down to t he top of your ears before you log on to the forum.

That's what I do. Remember, it's shiny side out.

markinalpine · Post by **markinalpine** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:01 pm

As I write this post, the status is:
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], markinalpine, MSN [Bot] and 14 guests
YIKES, I'm surrounded!
I appreciate the attempts at humor, and I appreciate being told don't worry about them, but I have to ask again, "What are they?" Do Google, MSN, and the others join this forum as members?

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:28 pm

markinalpine wrote:As I write this post, the status is:
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], markinalpine, MSN [Bot] and 14 guests
YIKES, I'm surrounded!
I appreciate the attempts at humor, and I appreciate being told don't worry about them, but I have to ask again, "What are they?" Do Google, MSN, and the others join this forum as members?

Anything you can find on Google or Yahoo search first has to be found by one of their bots..... No Bots, No Google

I didn't know that a few months ago, either.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:56 pm

markinalpine,

The bots are not members. They are infiltrators. They sneak in through the cracks of the internet like cockroaches and other vermin.

Joe

slimster · Post by **slimster** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:33 am

Perhaps they need a good swift kick in the Bot-hole...?

Post by **Hobie** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:38 am

Terry Murbach wrote:WHY DO YOU NOT KICK 'EM OFF, HOBIE ??

They ar ebigger than me, wave their arms around shouting stuff like "Danger, danger" and generally help the well known benign "Google" to find posts nobody using the forum search engine can find.

NonPCnraRN · Post by **NonPCnraRN** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:31 pm

Dave wrote:
Rusty wrote:The bots won't bother you at all if you fit you tin foil hat down to t he top of your ears before you log on to the forum.
That's what I do. Remember, it's shiny side out.

That explaines it! I have been using Saran Wrap. No wonder.

wilko · Post by **wilko** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:33 pm

markinalpine wrote:As I write this post, the status is:
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], markinalpine, MSN [Bot] and 14 guests
YIKES, I'm surrounded!
I appreciate the attempts at humor, and I appreciate being told don't worry about them, but I have to ask again, "What are they?" Do Google, MSN, and the others join this forum as members?

Mark, no they don't.. Read the following explanation from google itself how it works... despite what some ill informed people believe, they are very useful!

http://www.googleguide.com/google_works.html

markinalpine · Post by **markinalpine** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:52 pm

wilko wrote:
markinalpine wrote:As I write this post, the status is:
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], markinalpine, MSN [Bot] and 14 guests
YIKES, I'm surrounded!
I appreciate the attempts at humor, and I appreciate being told don't worry about them, but I have to ask again, "What are they?" Do Google, MSN, and the others join this forum as members?

Mark, no they don't.. Read the following explanation from google itself how it works... despite what some ill informed people believe, they are very useful!

http://www.googleguide.com/google_works.html

Thanks.

I've wondered about bots for a while.
Mark

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:05 am

It was a Yahoo search on loads for the .45-120 that led me here. A neccessary evil I guess!

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