Thread: Software Upgrade

Just a point when I click onto my own profile I find I have had 2 visitors but it does not say who they were?? I tried the same with Weston and confuaco and found the people that had visited their profile were listed [me included] so I can see other peoples visitors but not my own??
Even if this works OK eventually I fail to see the need for it?
What purpose do you see it serving?? Just a little, little bit of an invasion of privacy!

Originally Posted by Andante

Just a point when I click onto my own profile I find I have had 2 visitors but it does not say who they were?? I tried the same with Weston and confuaco and found the people that had visited their profile were listed [me included] so I can see other peoples visitors but not my own??
Even if this works OK eventually I fail to see the need for it?
What purpose do you see it serving?? Just a little, little bit of an invasion of privacy!

When I click on your profile, I can see them. Are you able to see that now?

Hi Rondo,
Yes I see the last 2 visitors You and modusr that is shown as the “last 2 visitors” out of a total of 8 I can’t find name of other visitors, I have just paid you a visit!and you show Andante + moduser out of a total of 8.
I also see my Friend list is empty, ?? yet when I click it it shows old buddies?

My guess as to the visitors: the other 6 were unregistered guests, perhaps? This site gets quite a few of those...

Second guess: It only keeps track of this over a fixed period of time, after which the names drop off.

I would hope that visitors would not be able to access profiles, also why are the other 6 not shown it was within the last 24 hrs

I'm checking these out too ... afaik the profiles have always been visible to visitors; mine always was, anyway. The stats in the profile now show who visited your profile.

Here's all you wanted to know about user profiles but were afraid to ask.

Originally Posted by phoenixshade

Question for the admins: Did this software change also upgrade the registration process to (hopefully) block most of the spambots we've been cursed with lately?

YES!! There is a new "captcha" in place. Since the upgrade this morning, spambot registrations have dropped off by 95% - .

Kh

Originally Posted by Krummhorn

YES!! There is a new "captcha" in place. Since the upgrade this morning, spambot registrations have dropped off by 95% - .

Kh

So, FreeHerbalXXX may have some trouble registering? Darn! I guess we're all doomed to talking to real people after all.

Originally Posted by Andante

What purpose do you see it [i.e.: the 'visitations' log] serving?? Just a little, little bit of an invasion of privacy!

Yup, saw this feature in 'another place.' If you don't wish your visitations to profiles to be a matter of public record, you can always peruse profile pages when logged off (that is to say, as a guest).

Originally Posted by opus67

Easier solution: Prohibit access to those who have not logged in. This should be possible with vBulletin.

I quite agree, if you are not a registered member then reading the forums should be all that is available to you

Originally Posted by opus67

Easier solution: Prohibit access to those who have not logged in. This should be possible with vBulletin.

Yes, I suppose this is entirely possible with vBulletin, but I really have no idea what purpose it would serve, since any individual can set up an account in mere minutes and have access to all profiles. I don't see why it's a big deal. :shrug: