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Discussion in 'Troubleshooting: Bugs, Questions and Support' started by JayPlaysBeamNG, Oct 8, 2016.

  1. JayPlaysBeamNG

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    Why does the "Members online" area of the forum include robots? Are these moderator bots or something?
     
    #1 JayPlaysBeamNG, Oct 8, 2016
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    search engines (google, yahoo, ect)
     
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  3. JayPlaysBeamNG

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    Please answer more clearly. That is a very vague answer
     
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  4. torsion

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    Did you happen to click on robots and look at them?
     
    #4 torsion, Oct 9, 2016
  5. NGAP NSO Shotgun Chuck

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    These bots are also known as "web spiders". They cruise the internet in search of new and updated pages, and add them to/update them in Google's/Yahoo's/whoever's databases. They're indexing threads so they can be found by searches.
     
    #5 NGAP NSO Shotgun Chuck, Oct 9, 2016
  6. SixSixSevenSeven

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    not that vague at all. He literally answered it. Search engines. The search engines use robots to collect search indexing data. Those are them.
     
    #6 SixSixSevenSeven, Oct 9, 2016
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  7. JayPlaysBeamNG

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    ok. Lock this thread please
    --- Post updated ---
    Also, why is there a BeamBot? Is it BeamNG.com's web spider?
     
    #7 JayPlaysBeamNG, Oct 10, 2016
  8. torsion

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    I got a quick laugh out of you requesting a lock and asking another question in the same breath. Hopefully you see the humor there. :) FWIW requesting a lock will almost never get you one here. In this case the thread may have future educational potential for yourself or others, so the thread probably won't be locked.

    Beambot is used for automated messages to forum members. For instance, here's a message I received recently:
    upload_2016-10-9_19-7-32.png
     
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  9. JayPlaysBeamNG

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    Btw, that mod seems really tasty but I will wait awhile for more updates :)
     
    #9 JayPlaysBeamNG, Oct 10, 2016
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    May I say, and I know this is the wrong thread, great mod

    It's to auto message for all your needs, notifies when stuff happens (people joining a group, getting warning points, mods, stuff like that) instead of moderators having to stop doing their hard work to tell you 'hey, this dude joined ur group m8' think of it sort like Siri or that Microsoft paper clip thing that harasses me 24/7 on my old computer, it's a AI that informs you on stuff
     
    #10 Car8john, Oct 10, 2016
  11. JayPlaysBeamNG

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    oh
     
    #11 JayPlaysBeamNG, Oct 10, 2016
  12. torsion

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    Thanks guys. @cukoodukoo - I wouldn't assume that the mod will get significant updates. IMO it's best to play stuff while you can - sometimes updates break mods.
     
    #12 torsion, Oct 10, 2016
  13. JayPlaysBeamNG

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    K, heading for your mod now.
    Nice name :)
     
    #13 JayPlaysBeamNG, Oct 10, 2016
  14. Car8john

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    No problemo
     
    #14 Car8john, Oct 10, 2016
  15. JayPlaysBeamNG

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    This thread has gone waaaaay off topic.
     
    #15 JayPlaysBeamNG, Oct 10, 2016
  16. Car8john

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    We should just close it, that would be the easiest solution in theory...
     
    #16 Car8john, Oct 10, 2016
  17. JayPlaysBeamNG

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    Leave it open to view, but not open for further replies.
     
    #17 JayPlaysBeamNG, Oct 10, 2016
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