Active Users - A few notes...

Melifluous · 26-01-2004, 11:55

1) Lots of damn web robots trawling this place.

2) Just spotted a guest reading this page - Invalid Location. Cool huh?

Melifuous

anarres · 26-01-2004, 12:33

There is a way I can hide the spiders, but it isn't trivial (I need to keep an updated list of them).

col · 26-01-2004, 12:43

Why does it not show my OS as 98 when I'm in college which is correct but doesnt update to Xp when I look from home. Is it updating correctly? (Not that it matters much)

yndy · 26-01-2004, 12:59

Active users is a really cool addition, now sir eric is looking in a 'Private forum'. Care to share with us what is that, because the ISDG forums I can see their name but not access them. This 'Private forum' sort of like 'GOTM Police forum or whatever it's called' at CFC?

Edit: ISDG forum gone, that must be it. Cheers

Pastorius · 26-01-2004, 13:28

Whataboutthis?
<meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow"> ?

iirc - that ll keep em spider bots out...
guess you know already Anarres, but I ll just toss it in here anyway

besides - when people search for spam - whereelse could they go but here

anarres · 26-01-2004, 13:39

The idea is to not block spiders and bots totally - they actually do perform a service.

Now if only I could recognise just the email harvesters I would gladly block them...

Skyfish · 26-01-2004, 13:44

Quote:

quote:they actually do perform a service

Sorry for my ignorance (and I am not being sarcastic here ok !)
but what "service" do they actually perform and for whom ?

anarres · 26-01-2004, 14:03

One kind of bot indexes pages for search engines.

The other kind of bot is a 'harvester' - those are the evil ones that look for data to sell...

Shabbaman · 26-01-2004, 14:19

Okay, I see moderators and administrators, and atm 1 "vanilla" user, bootstoots. One of the moderators is puwen, who's only moderating his own subforum. Wouldn't you want to exclude the pbem moderators from that "moderator" category? Otherwise it's function would be somewhat obsolete, since there aren't that many active users here without their own subforum.

Just a thought.

anarres · 26-01-2004, 15:24

Yeah, that is part of a HUGE mod to the code to allow another moderator level.

Delivery: TBA

26-01-2004, 11:55	#1
Melifluous Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In the bar with SF. Posts: 3,024	Active Users - A few notes... 1) Lots of damn web robots trawling this place. 2) Just spotted a guest reading this page - Invalid Location. Cool huh? Melifuous __________________ Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis? Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong? It's swell to have a stiffy, It's divine to own a dick. From the tiniest little tadger To the world's biggest prick! So three cheers for your willy or John Thomas. Hooray for your one-eyed trousers snake.

26-01-2004, 12:33	#2
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	There is a way I can hide the spiders, but it isn't trivial (I need to keep an updated list of them). __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>

26-01-2004, 12:43	#3
col King Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Sandwich Islands. Posts: 1,529	Why does it not show my OS as 98 when I'm in college which is correct but doesnt update to Xp when I look from home. Is it updating correctly? (Not that it matters much) __________________ I can't be arsed.

26-01-2004, 12:59	#4
yndy Prince Join Date: May 2003 Location: Romania. Posts: 895	Active users is a really cool addition, now sir eric is looking in a 'Private forum'. Care to share with us what is that, because the ISDG forums I can see their name but not access them. This 'Private forum' sort of like 'GOTM Police forum or whatever it's called' at CFC? Edit: ISDG forum gone, that must be it. Cheers __________________ The one and only

26-01-2004, 13:28	#5
Pastorius Custard used tile Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Opening a can Posts: 3,158	Whataboutthis? <meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow"> ? iirc - that ll keep em spider bots out... guess you know already Anarres, but I ll just toss it in here anyway besides - when people search for spam - whereelse could they go but here __________________

26-01-2004, 13:39	#6
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	The idea is to not block spiders and bots totally - they actually do perform a service. Now if only I could recognise just the email harvesters I would gladly block them... __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>

26-01-2004, 14:03	#8
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	One kind of bot indexes pages for search engines. The other kind of bot is a 'harvester' - those are the evil ones that look for data to sell... __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>

26-01-2004, 14:19	#9
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	Okay, I see moderators and administrators, and atm 1 "vanilla" user, bootstoots. One of the moderators is puwen, who's only moderating his own subforum. Wouldn't you want to exclude the pbem moderators from that "moderator" category? Otherwise it's function would be somewhat obsolete, since there aren't that many active users here without their own subforum. Just a thought. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

26-01-2004, 15:24	#10
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	Yeah, that is part of a HUGE mod to the code to allow another moderator level. Delivery: TBA __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>