Guests on the Site

kipper_2-2

I have looked for this and I can't find a answer so apologies if it has been asked before.

But what are "guests" they always outnumber the registered users, can they post? or are they being picked up somehow by lurking on the site

sra

kipper wrote:

I have looked for this and I can't find a answer so apologies if it has been asked before.

But what are "guests" they always outnumber the registered users, can they post? or are they being picked up somehow by lurking on the site

Anyone who views the site and who is not logged in is a guest.

If I logout right now, I become a guest.

kipper_2-2

Thanks sra :T


so its the lurkers then

sra

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