How many Online Users do you see on the left side of the page?

[John]

8960. Highest I've seen so far.

[John]

9282

I wonder if we're going to crack 10,000 tonight.

[John]

Cracked 10k.

10,126

Been working on the HTTPS stuff for GC and that was the highest number I noticed.

[AGDee]

10919- getting close to 11K. Are most likely bots?

[John]

Originally Posted by AGDee

10919- getting close to 11K. Are most likely bots?

I noticed Online Users get up to 11,120 so far today.

Yes, most of those connections are almost surely bots. But could also be many legit site visitors along with that since August usually seems to be the busiest time of year for GC.

I just find it interesting that the way I have the new server setup it's able to handle that much traffic without too much trouble.

More anti-bot stuff to work on is on my GC to-do list, so eventually those bots will (hopefully) be blocked or otherwise filtered out not too long from now.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by John

I noticed Online Users get up to 11,120 so far today.

Yes, most of those connections are almost surely bots. But could also be many legit site visitors along with that since August usually seems to be the busiest time of year for GC.

I just find it interesting that the way I have the new server setup it's able to handle that much traffic without too much trouble.

More anti-bot stuff to work on is on my GC to-do list, so eventually those bots will (hopefully) be blocked or otherwise filtered out not too long from now.

Yes, Bama recruitment always drives up traffic! Crazy. Now it's just under 1500. It's like the bots travel together.

[carnation]

11,328

[cheerfulgreek]

This thread reminds me of NASA searching for exoplanets, hoping that one or more of those planets found harbors life.

[PKT4LIFE]

as of 1645 Pacific Time, I see 11,603

[UVASquirrel]

I've got 11,494

[John]

13,976

And the server still seems to be doing okay.

Although, I may need to soon expedite some of the additional anti-bot work I had planned.

[Cheerio]

1,727

And John & I are the only two GC members logged- in.

Where I am, it's a good weather day!

ETA: and just like that, two hours later gc lists 12,994 users...but I'm the only member logged-in!

[AGDee]

3 members and 12,927 guests!

[FSUZeta]

13076.

[Happy Alum]

12743