PurpleGaga27 37 Posted November 3, 2009 If you look at the bottom of the CNCNZ forums: "Most users ever online was 162 on Friday 7th August 2009 6:09 AM" Any ideas what happened on that day? I do know one thing that is not an answer: the 12th anniversary of CNCNZ. The CommandCom event was even later than that date. Usually this forum doesn't get a lot of users logged in every day except for guests. Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 289 Posted November 3, 2009 Apparently was a wave of bots. They were creating and viewing members profiles for some reason. They were frolicking freely for a few days before Sonic took care of them. Share this post Link to post
BioBen 3 Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Purely a coincedence of alot of people online and a load of bots 'frolicking' I'm guessing. Edited November 3, 2009 by BioBen Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 289 Posted November 3, 2009 Purely a coincedence of alot of people online and a load of bots 'frolicing' I'm guessing. Mostly it was just the bots. Probably less than 10% were legitimate users, which wouldn't have been enough to bump the previous online record. And you misspelled 'frolicking'. Share this post Link to post
Sonic 292 Posted November 3, 2009 Yeah it was bots. There was a security hole in the forum software, IPS released a patch to quickly fix it. These bots got in, viewed user profiles and attempted to mass spam via private messages. I can reset the stat I think. It was previously around 60. Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 289 Posted November 3, 2009 I can reset the stat I think. It was previously around 60. Can you roll it back to the actual number or has that history been permanently erased? Because if you had to just guess as to what it was... that wouldn't really be any more official than having 150 bots messing with the numbers. Share this post Link to post
Sonic 292 Posted November 3, 2009 I just double checked, the "Most online" stat can only be reset to zero or left as it is. Share this post Link to post
Koen 2 Posted November 3, 2009 Let's do a reset then, and so we can find the highest peak since October 2009 Share this post Link to post
PurpleGaga27 37 Posted November 3, 2009 Let's do a reset then, and so we can find the highest peak since October 2009 True. I say we start the stats to zero all over again. Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 289 Posted November 3, 2009 Let's do a reset then I disagree, it is called Most users ever online, I think that unless it is changed to Most users online since November 2009, the stats should not be reset. Share this post Link to post
Gben 20 Posted November 3, 2009 So to celebrate of 12 (or 13th) birthday lets try and legitimately get more users than bots online and break the record!!! Share this post Link to post
Luk3us 63 Posted November 4, 2009 I think you guys obsess over little things a bit much. Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 289 Posted November 4, 2009 I think you guys obsess over little things a bit much. But nobody obsesses over you as much as you do, so we don't care what you think, take that. Share this post Link to post
Sonic 292 Posted November 4, 2009 If it were something that prevented the forums forums from working or caused problems I would have done something about it ages ago. Its just a number on the screen, not important. Share this post Link to post
Luk3us 63 Posted November 4, 2009 I think I just caught myself a Nmenth fish... Pitty its a bit small, I might just throw it back, see what else I can catch. Share this post Link to post
BioBen 3 Posted November 4, 2009 I think I just caught myself a Nmenth fish... Pitty its a bit small, I might just throw it back, see what else I can catch. Zing! Share this post Link to post
Nmenth 289 Posted November 4, 2009 I think I just caught myself a Nmenth fish... Pitty its a bit small, I might just throw it back, see what else I can catch. Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? Or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Share this post Link to post