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[Marga]

I noticed a few minutes ago that there were 403 "guests" online, and then, just a minute ago that there were now 575 guests. Is that possible?? Or is it a glitch? If it's true, then where are they?? Every topic I click on has no one but me, or only one or two others reading that topic, peaking at 7 or 8 (mostly in Links).  If it's true (right now it reads "465"), then, WAY TO GO, BT!
  Just curious....

[Alexandra]

Best guess is that the "guests" are a search engine.  The site statistics count each IP number as a distinct "guest" and I've noticed that "Google" or some other engine will go through the site, clicking on each new-to-them-post and being listed as guests.  I noticed the same thing Saturday night -- no one on the board, but 250 "guests," and it took me awhile to figure it out.

[Marga]

Thanks, Alexandra!

[bart]

It's interesting that, right about the time that Marga posted her original query, the site registered it's highest number of "guests" up to this point:  641.  

Let's hope the search engines attract additional browsers, some of whom stick around to become new members/posters/fellow BT'rs!  

[Davidsbündlertänze]

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Let's hope the search engines attract additional browsers, some of whom stick around to become new members/posters/fellow BT'rs!

That's how I found this site!  

I should have read this introductory section first - there's a lot of helpful info!

What would happen if all 3,000 members logged on at the same time? Would this website explode? I know this would never happen....but I really wish I could see it. That would be pretty wild. (I'm joking, btw)

[Helene]

Davidsbündlertänze, on Jun 12 2008, 01:50 AM, said:

What would happen if all 3,000 members logged on at the same time? Would this website explode?

Probably