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Something is Fishy

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:41 am
by butlersrangers
I started a thread, yesterday, under "Other Firearms". The post was about a recently acquired Tisas model 1911 .45 cal. pistol.
It included some photos.

Tonight, the thread has had 1250 views.

Other threads are suddenly showing astounding numbers of views.

This does not seem possible. Something is not right!

I am certainly not that interesting.

Bots?

Administrators, something is weird and wrong!!!

Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:56 am
by FredC
Maybe there is a lot of interest in the Tisas models and your post is one that the Bots picked up on with photos and comments.

Years ago there was a lot of interest in 35/40 with Dave's thread in Double Gun. My thread here had an outsized number of views, perhaps because there were so few other things written on the subject.

If there is something to this try a search on Tisas and see if your post is prominent.

Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:34 am
by butlersrangers
Fred lots of the KCA posts suddenly have thousands and thousands of views?

Something odd is going on.

Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:33 pm
by FredC
O well, I liked my theory for a little while. Search engines rely on the info from the bots. I am not sure if anyone fully understands how that works, even the people that design the systems are probably perplexed by what happens.

Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 1:36 pm
by RickyG
Maybe someone had a seizure while clicking the link

Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:03 pm
by King carp
Is there anyway to keep these "bots" out of the forum? They make me wonder if they are just mining for info on the forum members. Another theory is that jeff bizos has his minions looking at this sight to get info on Krag rifles to start making them again! Thats probably a stretch. I do like the subject of this post. :D

Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:12 pm
by FredC
King carp, we actually want the bots. Those bots are helping potential new members find us before making a mistake buying Bubba-ed carbines and other junk. It would be interesting to know if the bots trip the view counter. Maybe one of them has heavy touch when snooping. Administrator's may know, or not.

Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 2:17 pm
by butlersrangers
Even this thread has had almost 4,000 views in four days.

Ooops, seven more views, while I was typing! ... Paranoid? .... nothing wrong with us ... wrong with us ...wrong with .....

Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:05 pm
by King carp
Or maybe?
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Re: Something is Fishy

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:19 pm
by butlersrangers
After all, everyone knows that Chickens love Krags!