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User count
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:19 am
by TwingleTheScraggler
The site says that there were 1748 users online just yesterday? What is up with that? (Granted, the vast majority of them were probably guests, but still...)
Re: User count
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:46 pm
by Lazy Loof
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:19 am
The site says that there were 1748 users online just yesterday? What is up with that? (Granted, the vast majority of them were probably guests, but still...)
Good observation. Most probably spams, I think we'd better report this to Patrick.
Re: User count
Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 4:28 pm
by TwingleTheScraggler
Lazy Loof wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:46 pm
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:19 am
The site says that there were 1748 users online just yesterday? What is up with that? (Granted, the vast majority of them were probably guests, but still...)
Good observation. Most probably spams, I think we'd better report this to Patrick.
Spams? As in, spam bot accounts?
Re: User count
Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 4:30 pm
by TwingleTheScraggler
By the way, now the highest count is shown as 4410 today.
Re: User count
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 7:05 pm
by garirry
It's not spam. It's web scrapers. There's invasive ways to reduce them, but unless it's significantly harming the performance of this website, it's probably not really worth it.
Re: User count
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 5:41 pm
by TwingleTheScraggler
Oh. I read that the Internet Archive uses them. If they want to preserve the forum for posterity, then I don't see any problem with it.
Re: User count
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 5:47 pm
by TwingleTheScraggler
Though it does make me wonder how many human users are viewing the page at any moment.
Re: User count
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 12:17 pm
by Wonderman109
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 5:47 pm
Though it does make me wonder how many
human users are viewing the page at any moment.
Few to none, if you look when the scrapers are inactive. People who find this forum will likely make accounts even if they're inactive.
Re: User count
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:56 am
by TwingleTheScraggler
Wonderman109 wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 12:17 pm
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 5:47 pm
Though it does make me wonder how many
human users are viewing the page at any moment.
Few to none, if you look when the scrapers are inactive. People who find this forum will likely make accounts even if they're inactive.
We've only had six new users this year.
Re: User count
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 10:34 pm
by Wonderman109
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:56 am
Wonderman109 wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 12:17 pm
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 5:47 pm
Though it does make me wonder how many
human users are viewing the page at any moment.
Few to none, if you look when the scrapers are inactive. People who find this forum will likely make accounts even if they're inactive.
We've only had six new users this year.
Then not many people are finding the place. Bear in mind that MS has not released a brand new game in some time, and the releases on other platforms will not automatically lead to new users on here. This forum is using somewhat old architecture and requires manual signup so it takes patience to get in to use it.
Re: User count
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 7:30 pm
by TwingleTheScraggler
Wonderman109 wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 10:34 pm
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:56 am
Wonderman109 wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 12:17 pm
Few to none, if you look when the scrapers are inactive. People who find this forum will likely make accounts even if they're inactive.
We've only had six new users this year.
Then not many people are finding the place. Bear in mind that MS has not released a brand new game in some time, and the releases on other platforms will not automatically lead to new users on here. This forum is using somewhat old architecture and requires manual signup so it takes patience to get in to use it.
Do you think Patrick will eventually update the architecture, in case it becomes compromised?
Re: User count
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 11:50 pm
by Wonderman109
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 7:30 pm
Wonderman109 wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 10:34 pm
Then not many people are finding the place. Bear in mind that MS has not released a brand new game in some time, and the releases on other platforms will not automatically lead to new users on here. This forum is using somewhat old architecture and requires manual signup so it takes patience to get in to use it.
Do you think Patrick will eventually update the architecture, in case it becomes compromised?
Doubt it, he's barely active on here.
Re: User count
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 12:53 pm
by TwingleTheScraggler
Wait a minute. The "most users ever" count changed from 4410 to 429. I'll bet it has something to do with the site's software update. Maybe that's also why there are so few scrapers nowadays. ("Not very active", huh?)
Re: User count
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:29 am
by tyteen4a03
TwingleTheScraggler wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 12:53 pm
Wait a minute. The "most users ever" count changed from 4410 to 429. I'll bet it has something to do with the site's software update. Maybe that's also why there are so few scrapers nowadays. ("Not very active", huh?)
I reset the count just to see how the newest phpBB handles bot traffic. (seems to not be working well...)