Australian Politics Forum - Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch?

Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Jun 20^th, 2010 at 12:47pm OK, curiosity has finally got the better of me... There seems to be a fairly-consistent number (17-18) of political voyeurs stalking these boards 24/7... Surely, they're not predominantly members watching anonymously - so does anyone have any idea who some of them might be?
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remember_when64 Full Member Offline C'est la vie Posts: 172	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #1 - Jun 20^th, 2010 at 1:15pm People who can't be arsed signing-up.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120602 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #2 - Jun 20^th, 2010 at 1:26pm It's government spies
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Reply #3 - Jun 20^th, 2010 at 1:55pm

Equitist wrote on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 12:47pm:

OK, curiosity has finally got the better of me...

There seems to be a fairly-consistent number (17-18) of political voyeurs stalking these boards 24/7...

Surely, they're not predominantly members watching anonymously - so does anyone have any idea who some of them might be?

What did you do, before you became a member, here?

Did you do, as I did and came along for a look, to see what it was all about?

The site knows you are looking, but it also knows you are not yet a registered member, as it does, when you become a member.

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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #4 - Jun 20^th, 2010 at 2:13pm There seems to be a certain amount of latency with this version of Yabb. I'd suggest that some of them double up with members. Ask Mozz. He can see the IP numbers. The later version of Yabb shows Spiders separately.
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gizmo_2655 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16010 South West NSW Gender:	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #5 - Jun 20^th, 2010 at 2:25pm Bobby. wrote on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 1:26pm: It's government spies Surely you mean 'Masons' or 'Illuminati'???
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120602 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #6 - Jun 20^th, 2010 at 2:47pm gizmo_2655 wrote on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 2:25pm: Bobby. wrote on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 1:26pm: It's government spies Surely you mean 'Masons' or 'Illuminati'??? No - governments monitor all internet traffic. Big Brother is watching you.
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #7 - Jun 20^th, 2010 at 2:51pm I suppose we should all feel impotent then, eh Master Bates!? ( We know you're always watching! )
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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #8 - Jun 21^st, 2010 at 10:25am Equitist wrote on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 2:51pm: I suppose we should all feel impotent then, eh Master Bates!? ( We know you're always watching! ) Yeah. We should all feel impotent and just relapse.
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Reply #9 - Jun 21^st, 2010 at 5:33pm

Equitist wrote on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 12:47pm:

OK, curiosity has finally got the better of me...

There seems to be a fairly-consistent number (17-18) of political voyeurs stalking these boards 24/7...

Surely, they're not predominantly members watching anonymously - so does anyone have any idea who some of them might be?

Damn I've been sprung, back to the sock drawer I guess

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vegitamite Ex Member	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #10 - Jun 21^st, 2010 at 8:22pm LOL LOL I will most definitly look like on "on line' a lot . Due to still being on dial up I leave the computer on while I go off sometimes for hours then come back . So it may appear that I'm 'on line' but I may not be 'on line'....
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53220 At my desk.	Re: Who are the 'Guests' & why do they like to watch? Reply #11 - Jun 22^nd, 2010 at 5:58pm I think you only register if you have clicked on a link within the last 15 minutes. Once you have downloaded a page, I don't think the site has any way of knowing how long you leave it open for.
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