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Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2000274 12/16/12 03:05 PM
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Michael Taylor Full Member Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 395 Memphis, TN	I don't post very often, but I lurk daily! I really enjoy this website. Piano obsession started November 2010. Ragtime Butcher Kayserburg U123

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2000282 12/16/12 03:18 PM
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Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York	Originally Posted by casinitaly Originally Posted by ClsscLib So what's a "spider" on the "Who's Online" scoreboard? It is a "web crawler".... Google and other search engines use spiders to index information. Spider - web - world wide web.... Geeky humour ? I never knew either. And really I still don't.

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2000331 12/16/12 05:04 PM
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ChopinAddict 6000 Post Club Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,453 Land of the never-ending music	Spiders Music is my best friend.

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? ChopinAddict #2000438 12/16/12 09:35 PM
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Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York	Originally Posted by ChopinAddict Spiders OK.... Why would that be a thing that is included (fairly routinely, I gather) in site info, such as in something like "Who's Online"? In other words: who cares, why is it of interest, what do we gain from knowing it? That was the main thing I didn't get after the first description (because it made me think I wasn't understanding what it was).

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2000441 12/16/12 09:41 PM
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tangleweeds 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,427 Portland, OR	I've always found the spider count interesting. When I google on a topic being discussed here, google's spiders have almost always been here already to index the discussion. No doubt there are also spiders seeking email addresses to spam. Please step aside. You're standing in your own way.

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? tangleweeds #2000445 12/16/12 10:02 PM
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Piano World Piano World Founder - Piano Tuner - Pianist 6000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2001 Posts: 6,574 Bucksport, Maine	Originally Posted by tangleweeds I've always found the spider count interesting. When I google on a topic being discussed here, google's spiders have almost always been here already to index the discussion. No doubt there are also spiders seeking email addresses to spam. If you look at the list of spiders (also found in the who's online section) they are all search engine spiders. They are primarily indexing the threads, but if you have an email address plainly listed in a thread it could well get indexed. If it's only in your profile, they won't get it. Last time I checked, Google had over 2,600,000 pages indexed for Piano World overall. - Frank B. Original Founder of Piano World Owner of... www.PianoSupplies.com Maine Piano Man My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show... It's Fun To Play the Piano ... PLEASE Pass It On!

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? Piano World #2000475 12/16/12 11:27 PM
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Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York	Huh -- so, the specific spiders show up? Where? (I looked, and didn't find -- including on "Who's Online.") edit: Aha -- at the bottom of the Who's Online page. I never looked down that far. Last edited by Mark_C; 12/16/12 11:29 PM.

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2001983 12/20/12 05:48 AM
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ChopinAddict 6000 Post Club Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,453 Land of the never-ending music	I wonder if it is not a bit too intrusive though... The list even specifies when people are viewing private messages, although it doesn't say from whom... Still... Music is my best friend.

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2001986 12/20/12 06:03 AM
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OP casinitaly 7000 Post Club Member Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 7,088	Originally Posted by ChopinAddict I wonder if it is not a bit too intrusive though... The list even specifies when people are viewing private messages, although it doesn't say from whom... Still... ?? I really don't see anything intrusive about it. If it showed to whom you were writing or receiving from .. that would be different. So what if someone is writing or reading a private message? As long as you can't see the contents, I can't see that it matters at all. It is a public forum - what you do is public. What you read or write may be private. 18 ABF Recitals, Order of the Red Dot European Piano Parties - Brussels, Lisbon, Lucern, Milan, Malaga, St. Goar Themed recitals: Grieg and Great American Songbook

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2001989 12/20/12 06:18 AM
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ChopinAddict 6000 Post Club Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,453 Land of the never-ending music	On both the guitar and the flute board I visit one can hide one's online status, and many appreciate that feature. Music is my best friend.

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2002033 12/20/12 08:40 AM
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Piano World Piano World Founder - Piano Tuner - Pianist 6000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2001 Posts: 6,574 Bucksport, Maine	Go to "My Stuff", "Edit Preferences", scroll down to: Hide from Who's Online? Yes No Choose Yes - Frank B. Original Founder of Piano World Owner of... www.PianoSupplies.com Maine Piano Man My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show... It's Fun To Play the Piano ... PLEASE Pass It On!

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? Piano World #2002082 12/20/12 11:19 AM
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ChopinAddict 6000 Post Club Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,453 Land of the never-ending music	Thanks! Music is my best friend.

Re: Where did the "who's on line" go? casinitaly #2002106 12/20/12 12:22 PM
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wouter79 5000 Post Club Member W Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 5,870	Actually I'm using google for searching PW pages quite often. Seems to work better than searching here: search here on PW usually gives only last results, and it does not "AND" but "OR" the results which is not so useful.