marieann
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AdvertsI don't understand how these adverts work. I post on Sylvia's Da Vinci thread and underneath my posting the 3 adverts are Mary Magdalene Book and 2 items about the author. Is it something like Hotbar's toolbar which amazed me in the early days by providing adverts for whatever I had asked google for. I thought it was the pc doing it, some sort of minor miracle. 
I notice if I post on the general chat thread I usually get a url for chatterboxes. 
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Sandie Seward
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Our Forums are regularly visited by 'Adbots', which are tiny software programmes. These programmes are 'programmed' to search for 'keywords' on here, and will automatically place ads relating to certain postings.
These are the 'Guests' that seem to follow you around when your're logged in.
Don't be too worried about them, Marie, they are perfectly harmless and certainly not human stalkers.
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marieann
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I have noticed how often there is a guest showing but thought it was just a lurker. I have heard them mentioned before but not with a clear explanation. I hadn't expected them to register as a guest.
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Sandie Seward
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They don't 'register' as such, Marie, they are just shown as 'guest'.
The time to really start worrying is when the Adbots start leaving postings! 
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