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The discussion revolves around the inability to see currently active users in a forum, with participants suggesting a conspiracy theory that banned users are redirected to a non-existent alternate forum. Some express skepticism, joking about the situation and the idea of interacting with chatbots instead of real users. The concept of "stealth mode" is introduced, where certain users can browse without appearing in the active user list, leading to confusion about who is genuinely present. The conversation blends humor with paranoia, as members speculate about the nature of their interactions and question the reality of their forum experience. Overall, the thread highlights themes of mistrust, humor, and the complexities of online interactions.
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y can't i see currecntly active users ? tnx
 
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you've been banned, but they think that just stopping you coming will result in a bypass with a proxy so instead they rerout people like us to an 'alternate' PF, we're actually posting in a fofum that doesn't exist. Notice the archive only goes back 6 pages. ITS A CONSPIRACY!
 
Smurf said:
you've been banned, but they think that just stopping you coming will result in a bypass with a proxy so instead they rerout people like us to an 'alternate' PF, we're actually posting in a fofum that doesn't exist. Notice the archive only goes back 6 pages. ITS A CONSPIRACY!


:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: (You were kidding, right? :rolleyes: ) :smile: :smile:
 
the number 42 said:
:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: (You were kidding, right? :rolleyes: ) :smile: :smile:


No its all real. Tribdog just PMed me about, so it has to be real :approve:
 
franznietzsche said:
No its all real. Tribdog just PMed me about, so it has to be real :approve:

No, it's just you people with the green quote buttons. The rest of us just pop in once in a while to bring food and water and make sure nobody is trying to break out. :smile:

Greg must be fixing something around here that different people are seeing different things.
 
:smile: :smile: :smile: Stop, you're killing me :smile: :smile: :smile:
(This is a joke, right fellas? :rolleyes: Fellas?) :smile: :smile: :smile:
:smile: :smile: This just gets funnier! :smile: You'll be telling all of you guys are real next, not just characters from this great software package I downloaded one night, that I can't really remember doing. :smile: :smile: :cry: :smile:
 
No, it's true, there's an alternate PF. Greg arranged it so that banned members interact with a forum full of chatbots with the same name and signature as those in the real PF. This will have to do until we get our Matrix perfected. Until then, you'll never know which PF you're in! :bugeye:

Oooga Boooga!
 
So I could have been banned and I would not know it? I could been talking to chatbots now and making a fool of myself?? I am really starting to hate life. :cry:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
The Bob said:
So I could have been banned and I would not know it? I could been talking to chatbots now and making a fool of myself?? I am really starting to hate life. :cry:

The Bob (2004 ©)


Take some of my grey goose, its the perfect cure for that.
 
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If The Bob is the only one who's real, that means I'm a chatbot...
...actually, that makes sense of a lot of things in my life...
 
  • #11
:smile: I love all the conspiracy theories! You know, it only just occurred to me what the original question was actually asking though. Way down at the bottom of the screen is the list of currently active users for a page, and sometimes there will be several members listed as viewing, but no names listed, or the numbers don't match up. One of the "perks" of being a contributor is you can run around the board in "stealth mode" (okay, it's called invisible mode, but I like calling it stealth mode better), which means your name doesn't show up on the user list and your little green button doesn't light up under your name, so people don't know if you're watching or not. We know Evo sneaks around in stealth mode, and I know of a few others who do as well.

But, back to the conspiracies...:smile:
 
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franznietzsche said:
No its all real. Tribdog just PMed me about, so it has to be real :approve:

no, it was actually a tribdog-simulating algorithm that PM'd you.

trust no one.
 
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  • #14
The great thing about the chatbots is that you can never tell if they're real people or not.
 
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