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"Registering a new user"
#15005 04/06/11 11:26 AM
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Am I misunderstanding what that means?

Almost any time I look at "Who's Online" I see any number of "Anonymous" visitors who are "Registering a new user," but, based on the Member #s of new users, FTM's member base seems not to be increasing commensurately.

I'll guess that I've seen in the range of 50 "Registering...s" since #912, and we're now at only #920.


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Re: "Registering a new user"
artie505 #15032 04/07/11 02:58 PM
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Bots. They click the Register User link but don't complete registration so don't get a member #.


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Re: "Registering a new user"
cyn #15039 04/08/11 01:38 AM
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Thanks for the clarification, cyn.

What are the bots doing at FTM? Are they the "Search Spiders" I see or something else?


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Re: "Registering a new user"
artie505 #15044 04/08/11 10:31 AM
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They're leaving no stone unturned in their quest to make the entire Internet a spam haven.



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Re: "Registering a new user"
dkmarsh #15045 04/08/11 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted By: dkmarsh

They're leaving no stone unturned in their quest to make the entire Internet a spam haven.

I guess they're stopped by Captcha?

I just tried to register to see for myself, but checking the box and clicking on the "Proceed" button kept bring me back to the same "agree and proceed" page.

Bug?


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