Taka Nuvia Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 ... what exactly is this MSN/Bing ? A bot? I'm a bit confused. My art collection topic - updated! (21/09/2021) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziko Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) It's a search engine bot, which goes through web pages and indexes them in order to keep search results up-to-date. The forum software recognizes bots by their IP address, and it shows them as 'users' on the online list. Edited April 14, 2012 by Ziko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I think it is when someone searches something on Bing and they get the topic you're viewing at the time. Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parazan Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I've been wondering why "Google" shows up in the online users group and when I try to click on it, nothing happens. Of course, bots wouldn't be allowed to post because B6 has to approve all your posts until you have 10 actual posts. Coming June 22nd: Your chance to become an ECC critic! Power of the pen in your hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 It's a search engine bot, which goes through web pages and indexes them in order to keep search results up-to-date. The forum software recognizes bots by their IP address, and it shows them as 'users' on the online list.Correct.I've been wondering why "Google" shows up in the online users group and when I try to click on it, nothing happens. Of course, bots wouldn't be allowed to post because B6 has to approve all your posts until you have 10 actual posts.Bots aren't actual users - they don't have accounts. They're just crawling BZP to index it so we can be searched. Also, I'm not the only one who approves posts - all forum staff do that.Thread closed. Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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