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10-04-2012, 09:50 PM
taterjuice

There are currently 415 users online. 69 members and 346 guests

I love this site, but why is there always more creepers than members ? I've always noticed that on the smf homepage and just wondered why they don't just join up or move on. Ok I'm better now and done ranting
10-04-2012, 10:28 PM
unknownk

Because most people hit this site using a search engine looking for specific information and have no real reason to come back let alone join and post something.
10-04-2012, 10:44 PM
landmine

Its like that on all the forums i am on. Some thread end up with a scary number of views and % of guests viewing

Always people reading, but never adding. I did it for a while before i started joining them.
10-04-2012, 10:52 PM
Mechanic688

Some are checking out the forum before they join, how many have mentioned here lately that they crept around here for a few weeks before they joined in?? And then add those bots that were mentioned and it gets crowded around here.

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Ok I'm better now and done ranting

Have a beer, it'll be better,,,
10-05-2012, 12:05 AM
taterjuice

I was too guilty of creeping before I joined, but that was for bout 30 mins before I joined up
10-05-2012, 12:39 AM
nebrs13

Im too lazy to get on my pc
10-05-2012, 06:52 AM
BurlyGuys

I lurked for about 2 months before joining. I just don't like giving people cc info.

I now have a rechargeable green dot card for online purchases.
10-05-2012, 08:18 AM
Filthy

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Originally Posted by BurlyGuys

I now have a rechargeable green dot card for online purchases.

Thats what i need to do
10-05-2012, 08:45 AM
Mick

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Originally Posted by Filthy

Thats what i need to do

I use PayPal. Works like a charm as long as the other party has a PayPal account. All that's exchanged is email addresses.
10-06-2012, 02:52 PM
taterjuice

Bought it from Wally world ?
10-09-2012, 02:06 PM
Scrapette

So is it creeping now instead of lurking? Can't keep up with all the changes. Lol.
10-09-2012, 04:32 PM
Jonniebrass

First I lurked then I crept then I joined then I became a payer.
10-10-2012, 12:29 AM
Ditchdigger

On the main page, down at the bottom where you see "there are xxx users online...", you can click on that number, and it'll show you who's reading what threads.

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And then add those bots that were mentioned and it gets crowded around here.

I didn't see them mentioned in this thread, but yeah. Most of the "guest" users you see are not actual people, they're search engine spiders, reading the threads. They do that so that when you, for example, Google "Ewaste", it knows what links to show you as results.