Strange registrations on your forum

Do you get occasional instances of strange registrations on your forum?

Weird usernames. They never post. They might visit from time to time.

Do you think it's lurkers? Spammers? Something else?

If they didn't post anything, it's just lurkers and there's nothing wrong with them being around looking at things. Maybe one day, they are going to start contributing.

Heatman said:

If they didn't post anything, it's just lurkers and there's nothing wrong with them being around looking at things. Maybe one day, they are going to start contributing.

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I get a mix.

One that join to spam at a later date (like weeks later)

and then the pure lurker. I'll see them on, lurking, and they never respond to my PMs

Shawn Gossman said:

I get a mix.

One that join to spam at a later date (like weeks later)

and then the pure lurker. I'll see them on, lurking, and they never respond to my PMs

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The one who joined, went undercover to spam weeks later thinks he's smart or what? Maybe he thinks you're not going to find out .

As for the one who doesn't respond to any of your PMs, I would probably see them as a competitor just trying to keep tabs on your activities.