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Offline tonguello

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what can "guests" do?
« on: August 13, 2011, 11:16:38 »
I was checking "Who's online" and I saw a guest using the spell checker....how is that possible if they can't post?  :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:
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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2011, 11:21:14 »
Really? ??? That's very strange! I'd say maybe they were registering, but that's done through email now, so it can't be that. Weird. :hmm:
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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2011, 13:50:07 »

I have noticed the weird things in "Who's Online" before like using the spell checker and often printing pages.

I'm fairly sure it is caused by automated search engines checking the forum pages.

A "guest" definitely can't do anything like that, but I also have no idea how they generate the messages in the log.
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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2011, 15:28:02 »
that's weird and scary!!! :o

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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2011, 01:42:13 »
I logged out and tested to see... a guest does have access to the print button on topics, so the printing thing could possibly be real guests printing out topics. But the spell check I can't imagine. ???
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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2011, 12:05:46 »
Maybe it was not a real action. But it was what the who's on line list said. no idea...
or... if you log in and you are hidden... do you show as guest?  :hmm:
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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2011, 18:38:50 »
I've never even printed a topic myself :lol:

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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2011, 02:42:34 »
Quote from: tonguello on August 14, 2011, 12:05:46
if you log in and you are hidden... do you show as guest?  :hmm:

Yep! The forum doesn't know you're a member unless you're logged in. ;) So it thinks you're a guest.


I've never printed a topic either.... not sure why anyone would! seems easier to bookmark it.
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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2011, 15:18:05 »
Quote from: bonniebeth on August 15, 2011, 02:42:34
. . . I've never printed a topic either.... not sure why anyone would! seems easier to bookmark it.

It is possible to print an entire thread to a file on one's own computer.  This can be handy in situations where members of a discussion forum suspect that posts are being deleted at the whim of despotic admins - fortunately, this type of private archiving is not usually necessary here at PF!   :P
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Re: what can "guests" do?
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2011, 15:41:34 »
I've previously saved certain 'innapropriate' material posted that I guessed would be removed from the forum (and was!) :P

At least I know how to do it the correct way, now ;)

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