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Can someone please tell me why some people use the same username to sign-up to multiple forums, yet rarely, if ever, make any posts on them?

If someone could also elaborate as to how these people have become aware of all the different forums available (i.e. They generally sign-up to these multiple forums in a relatively short space of time), it would be muchly appreciated :up:.

I guess that this subject is discussed elsewhere in this forum, but bugger me if I can find it :D.


Cheers,

BUZ.

Not a Pre-Sales question, moved to Community Lounge.

People probably just do that to get results on google.

Not quite sure what you mean, but I tend to use the same username on most forums I sign up to. Sometimes I just sign up so I can download X attachment or something, If I'm searching for some thing specific.

Cheers........Sorry :o.

Is there anyway of confirming that this may be the reason, and if so, how does it get them better results on Google if the username is the only link? i.e. When Google searching some of these usernames, the only results seem to be the forums they have joined.........not any 'master' website.

There was an example in my original post that has disappeared.....here are two others

*** Examples removed again as they are not needed for your question and most likely are just spam ***

Thanks for your input to date people...........Muchly appreciated :up:

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Hey................I understand that I am new to this forum, however I am asking a legitimate question that in no way whatsoever has introduced anything even remotely akin to spam onto this forum. It couldn't have hurt you Marco to check the links before deleting them!

Kinneas may have had a better opportunity to understand the question I was asking had he been afforded the opportunity to check a clarifying example for himself!

BTW..........I did originally post this thread in the correct forum!

As the people I am querying about join multiple vBulletin forums, I anticipated the answers/disscussion would lend themselves to talking about vBulletin!

If you know the answer to my question Marco (which I suspect you do), it wouldn't hurt you to share it with me (even by PM or E-Mail)............ A prospective vBulletin customer!

Thank you.

humans do not register to a site for the software that drive it... but because of the content.

i am registered to a ton of sites, a lot of times i do not post...

i usually register on them when i am required to do so if i find it interesting.. does not mean i want to have my name on it...

you will not gain a single thing by asking this question to others... ask yourself why you do it, you will have an answer.

True, a lot of people join lots of sites legitimately and never end up posting for various reasons ranging from sometimes just lurking to forgetting the forum...

But I have had people actually register at various sites I go to just because of the forum software, or who give the forum software as part of the reason why they joined.

Are you suggesting that the usernames I am enquiring about are actioned by a computer programme (which would explain the dissonance of said usernames)? <edit: I went to your christian forum Nexia and checked the member list, particularly the 216 usernames that begin with 'X'. Seems like you too know the answer to my question!>


What kind of paradoxical parable is that?

Why ask myself why I do a thing that I know I don't?!?? Should I petition my query to a computer?

Are you talking about a linear answer Nexia?

Somehow I don't think I'm in Kansas anymore :rolleyes:.

.. this guy do not read english... tsss

simple answer to OP's question:
Coz they can ;)

for substantial answers, you'd have to ask an internet behaviorist, or an online shrink :D

- T

You're not one of that Landover mob are you Nexia :rolleyes:?

gio~logist has been the only one so far who seems to get the gist of my question.

If my initial example were not removed, my question would have more clarity!

If someone is interested in answering my question, please, Google any of the usernames listed below

Zonzywza
ZerftgHyff
Yaqvdqsc
Xcfndoap
Amjnxwop

These usernames (and many others) are registered on 100's and 100's of forums (of numerous languages), all the registrations were actioned within a relatively short space of time, the member makes no posts, and does not revisit the forums again.

If anyone who reads this can succinctly answer my question as to why this happens, I would hugely appreciate it.

Cheers,

BUZ.

these are automated bots... these usernames are not from humans...

why is this so complicated to understand?

Those are automated registrations... those are bots... those are not humans who are viewing the page and then enter a random username by flicking their keyboards randomly... these are bots... there are not humans... these are programmed scripts that do a specific function.... these are not humans... these are bots...

p.s. these are not humans...

My apologies if I had to bludgeon you with the obvious :) Why are they the same? Coz they're using the same bot script - which obviously would generate the same "random" usernames ... if not, law of averages take over...

Why are they doing it? You mean, other than to spam the forum and generate hits? You got me there...

Are you looking for the correct explanation, or are you looking for an explanation that you can accept? Coz those are two different things... let us know what answer you want, and maybe one of us can humor you...

And by the way:What I quoted is the correct answer... if it's not the answer you want, then stick around some more and someone just might come up with a conspiracy theory more to your liking :)

- T

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Thank you :D.

Please post in English.

I did initially post a question in English.............Only to have a Moderator edit my post, move it from the correct forum, and then have two of this forums' Members attempt to mock me.

After all that effort to put a blanagram in my last post too!

Friendly place you guys got going on here.

lmao.


ZUB - There are bots that are sent out to thousands of forums and they do things such as create new accounts, most in an attempt to create spam or gain the access needed to gather information for spam.

Exmaple A: A bot is sent to register here on vb.org and then crawls through the site and picks up all of the emails from the programers who put it for donations.

Example B: A bot is sent to a male fitness forum to advertise pornography.

Since they are bots which go through thousands of forums, a lot of them have the same name.

That's what nex was trying to explain.

On the other hand
A lot of people just have a load of listings under their username simply because they've been surfing the internet and vbulletin forums for years now, and have built up a plethora of different accounts in time.

actually i got more than 4300 posts on this site... how much do you have?! oh, zero... you are not even licensed... tsss... you bare insulting me in french "parce que j'ai fait un rapport de tes insultes dans le message subs?quent"... and you try to push up to one limit because you do not want to understand our answers?!

this is just fun actually...

Common factor - Subjects in which more than often appear in similar situations.

Anyone up for some math?

Despite all the insults and sarcasm that flew around this thread, I sincerely hope the OP found his answer ;)

- T

Welcome to vb.org. :D

i second Shelley on that!

It's not an insult if the people you direct it towards aren't bright enough to comprehend them, is it? lol.. Where's ZUB though? My last post should help her at least get some kind of progress. Anyone else have any ideas? I wouldn't mind knowing a few more.. who knows, maybe it'll make me want to make a bot.

Since this thread has run its course, the answer provided multiple times, and personal attacks being made, it is time to close this thread.