Bots

[Workingman]

Can we just kill or hide them? I know that we can.

I do not so much mind google,bot or Bing.bot, but Majestic.Bot!?

Just hide them so that when we come online we do not see them as registered users. They might well be innocent, such as google and bing, but they sound creepy.

Any outside the 'safe' category, and even google and bing should be made invisible and inoperative.

Thanks.

[Kaz]

I expect Mick can, but honestly is it such a big deal? I have asked Mick and he'll look at it when he gets a chance.....

PD Frank

[debih]

Wots a bot then?

[Diflower]

I've had a little look but can't see how to hide them.

Despite coming up as users, they're not really, as in they're not on the list of registered users..
Debih they're search engines...I think. And as far as I'm aware do non harm; any other forum you use will also have them appear.

Trying to look up sensible information on the Majestic one is obviously going to take more than the 10 minutes I've just wasted

[miasmum]

Why have I never seen a Bot?

[Kaz]

Perhaps you weren't looking Shell

Seriously, as Di said Bots are something that all forums have, they really shouldn't worry anyone xx

[Kaz]

He's deactivated them, and shown me how to do it in future. We can go in every now and again and do it, like we do with the spammers

[Diflower]

Well done x

[Workingman]

Big thanks to Mick.