Briskoda popularity

cmcm789 · 09-05-2006, 15:28

I just had a look at the number of people currently online and i am quite surprised.

50 members logged on, and 106 guests!!

I would love to know if these guests are soka owners and potential members, or other marque owners who have an interest in skodas. Pity they can't be polled

JD

neilwilliams · 09-05-2006, 15:42

Quite a few of them will be bots from the various search engines checking what's new on the site.

Mr Grumpy · 09-05-2006, 15:43

Briskoda may be popular, but some of the members aren't.......Humph!

WW_VRS · 09-05-2006, 15:46

It also depends on whether it counts spiders etc as guests (for example Googlebot etc) or not.

Either way the site is impressively busy

texasjohn · 09-05-2006, 15:52

I often come on at 10-11pm US time (4-5am UK time) and it's just one or two named members and anywhere between 10 and 60 guests/bots/spiders.

Goochie · 09-05-2006, 16:41

I'd bet money that at least one person viewing but not posting is sat in a nice office in Milton keynes with a logo on the outside that looks just like the one on my Octavia steering hweel.

lozgti · 09-05-2006, 16:42

Most people online 797

Is that a mistake???!

ag.morley · 09-05-2006, 16:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmcm789

I just had a look at the number of people currently online and i am quite surprised.

50 members logged on, and 106 guests!!

I would love to know if these guests are soka owners and potential members, or other marque owners who have an interest in skodas. Pity they can't be polled

JD

The 106 guests could be Skoda Customer services and the "You no longer have a warranty dept"..............

walkie · 09-05-2006, 17:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goochie

I'd bet money that at least one person viewing but not posting is sat in a nice office in Milton keynes with a logo on the outside that looks just like the one on my Octavia steering hweel.

Probably even more than one person, maybe a whole department

texasjohn · 09-05-2006, 17:17

Can't Colin IP ban the SUK HQ?

Emily-Elizabeth · 09-05-2006, 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goochie

I'd bet money that at least one person viewing but not posting is sat in a nice office in Milton keynes with a logo on the outside that looks just like the one on my Octavia steering hweel.

Do you think Skoda are watching us?

Fabia 12v · 09-05-2006, 18:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by ag.morley

The 106 guests could be Skoda Customer services and the "You no longer have a warranty dept"..............

Mr Grumpy · 09-05-2006, 18:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by emily-elizabeth

Do you think Skoda are watching us?

Not us.....
Just you in your vest luv.

( joke honest!)

ChrisRs · 09-05-2006, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by emily-elizabeth

Do you think Skoda are watching us?

You can bet your life on that

. Ask Shifty

heresmo · 09-05-2006, 18:54

There was a thread on this a few months ago which said that spiders/bots didn't get taken into the online count.

That would imply that all viewers are proper people

Mo

**robmawer** · 09-05-2006, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by texasjohn

Can't Colin IP ban the SUK HQ?

Yes, but by the same token, is there really a need? It's not like Briskoda is "underground", and it has nothing to hide from SUK...besides which, if they really wanted to see what was going on here, it wouldn't be hard for them to work around an IP address ban...

Rob.

texasjohn · 09-05-2006, 21:25

^ It was a 'throwaway comment'

But, I am glad you responded as I did wonder if it was technically possible to IP a whole organisation on the web. Although from what you say it seems it's also technically possible for an organisation to workaround an IP ban too?!

**robmawer** · 09-05-2006, 21:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by texasjohn

^ It was a 'throwaway comment'

But, I am glad you responded as I did wonder if it was technically possible to IP a whole organisation on the web. Although from what you say it seems it's also technically possible for an organisation to workaround an IP ban too?!

Well...the assumption would be that the organisation use the same network which is connected to the outside world via a proxy - it would be the IP address of this proxy which the outside world would see.

So it would be possible to block this proxy's IP address to prevent the organisation accessing the site, but all they'd need to do is find another way onto the internet which doesn't go via the proxy, so their IP address will no longer match that which is banned.
This could be as simple as getting employees to dial up to a free ISP...

The above is a fairly simplistic overview of how it works, if you want to know the gory details have a browse on t'interweb for "htaccess"...

Rob.

BeezerDiesel · 10-05-2006, 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmcm789

I just had a look at the number of people currently online and i am quite surprised.

50 members logged on, and 106 guests!!

I would love to know if these guests are soka owners and potential members, or other marque owners who have an interest in skodas. Pity they can't be polled

JD

When I'm browsing the forums at work I don't log in, hence would be a 'guest' so that's one accounted for!

09-05-2006, 15:28	#1
cmcm789 Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 965 Members Car: Octy Elegance 110 TDI (2003) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Briskoda popularity I just had a look at the number of people currently online and i am quite surprised. 50 members logged on, and 106 guests!! I would love to know if these guests are soka owners and potential members, or other marque owners who have an interest in skodas. Pity they can't be polled JD __________________ Octy Elegance TDI (110bhp)

09-05-2006, 15:42	#2
neilwilliams Techie Teacher Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 957 Members Car: VW Golf TDI SE 5door Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Briskoda popularity Quite a few of them will be bots from the various search engines checking what's new on the site. __________________ Neil Williams History: Fabia 1.4 8v, Fabia 1.4 16v, Fabia vRS Now driving a Golf Mk5 tdi Teachers click HERE for free resources.

09-05-2006, 15:43	#3
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09-05-2006, 15:52	#5
texasjohn Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,677 Members Car: BMW Z4 3.0i SMG Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Briskoda popularity I often come on at 10-11pm US time (4-5am UK time) and it's just one or two named members and anywhere between 10 and 60 guests/bots/spiders. __________________ Xbox 360 gamertag: TexasJohn74.

09-05-2006, 16:41	#6
Goochie Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Up a tree. Posts: 12,363 Members Car: Thanks: 7 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Briskoda popularity I'd bet money that at least one person viewing but not posting is sat in a nice office in Milton keynes with a logo on the outside that looks just like the one on my Octavia steering hweel.

09-05-2006, 16:42	#7
lozgti Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: midlands Posts: 5,723 Members Car: Thanks: 10 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Briskoda popularity Most people online 797 Is that a mistake???!

09-05-2006, 17:17	#10
texasjohn Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,677 Members Car: BMW Z4 3.0i SMG Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Briskoda popularity Can't Colin IP ban the SUK HQ? __________________ Xbox 360 gamertag: TexasJohn74. Last edited by texasjohn; 09-05-2006 at 21:23.

09-05-2006, 18:54	#15
heresmo Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,572 Members Car: Thanks: 52 Thanked 151 Times in 127 Posts	Re: Briskoda popularity There was a thread on this a few months ago which said that spiders/bots didn't get taken into the online count. That would imply that all viewers are proper people Mo __________________

09-05-2006, 21:25	#17
texasjohn Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,677 Members Car: BMW Z4 3.0i SMG Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Briskoda popularity ^ It was a 'throwaway comment' But, I am glad you responded as I did wonder if it was technically possible to IP a whole organisation on the web. Although from what you say it seems it's also technically possible for an organisation to workaround an IP ban too?! __________________ Xbox 360 gamertag: TexasJohn74.

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