Just out of curiousity....

[betsy]

Why do some posters frequently visit a profile? I see this poster practically visiting my profile almost everyday? Not that I mind, don't get me wrong.....I'm just curious. What's there to see? Am I missing a special feature in the profile section?

[jacee]

Maybe it's a 'bot'

[BubberMiley]

Maybe they have big thumbs and are viewing the site with a touch screen.

But I've often wondered why people start threads with vague titles that you have to enter the thread and read the OP to find out what they're talking about.

[Guest Manny]

But I've often wondered why people start threads with vague titles that you have to enter the thread and read the OP to find out what they're talking about.

Or comment, when there's really no point to be made.

[betsy]

Maybe it's a 'bot'

What is a "bot?"

[Sleipnir]

Why do some posters frequently visit a profile? I see this poster practically visiting my profile almost everyday? Not that I mind, don't get me wrong.....I'm just curious. What's there to see? Am I missing a special feature in the profile section?

You've been here since 2005 (7 years) and now you're wondering?

[Moonlight Graham]

bot = A fake user controlled by a computer program.

Edited December 16, 2012 by Moonlight Graham

[betsy]

You've been here since 2005 (7 years) and now you're wondering?

Ahhh...great. Might as well get it straight from the horse's mouth. Can you explain to me why you do visit almost daily? Just curious....

[Shady]

I never visit profiles. Although sometimes when I go to click on a thead link I accidently touch just below on the person that posted, which takes you to their profile.

[Guest American Woman]

What Shady said. I often mistakenly click on the poster's name since the order of the line to click on to bring up the posts is in reverse order on the home page and the sub-forum page:

• Persecuted Atheists Around...
  
• By The_Squid
  
• Yesterday, 05:30 PM
  

vs

• The_Squid
  
• Yesterday, 05:30 PM
  

See? On the first page you click on the top line, and in the sub-forum page, the second line - making it easy to mix it up and click on the wrong one.

[The_Squid]

90% of the time I have visited someone's profile, it's been an accidental thumb. On the iPad, I seem to click on people's picture or name by accident.

[TheNewTeddy]

I visit people's profiles when they make note of it (like betsy did - others have too in the past asking questions about their profiles) or when I want to find a post that I know someone made but can't remember where (search their post history) or finally, if I've noticed they've looked at my profile.

[betsy]

Thanks for the explanations....I thought I was missing out on something.

[Guest Manny]

I sometimes visit a profile if I just want the user to know like I said "hello", for whatever reason. Sometimes good, sometimes bad

[cybercoma]

betsy, could you try to make your thread titles more descriptive, please. About half the time you post, your thread titles are completely vague or have nothing to do with your OP.

[Argus]

I like to stalk people...

[betsy]

I like to stalk people...

Hey Sleipnir, come back here and explain yourself. You're not stalking me, are you???

Edited December 17, 2012 by betsy