Let's be honest. This forum has been fairly dormant for years. There's not much discussion, and the threads that are started don't have very many replies, and the replies are usually few and far between.

But I just realized, that there are literally hundreds or thousands of views on threads that don't have many replies!!

So, we can all read stuff, but are we all to afraid to have open discussion about our opinions? This is America! Freedom of speech is part of our heritage! And anonymity is an added bonus in the age of the internet! I know you're all out there!

Let's all stop being afraid of who might think what, and who won't like our opinions, and someone maybe figuring out who we are, and start the discussions once again!

I know you're out there! 52 people have looked at this thread!

That number includes guests, who cannot post, and bots, which are not people.

Well, I know it may include people who are either not registered, or are registered but do not post. I was pointing out that there seem to be a lot of people interested in the content, who do not post (that would include registered and not registered).

But, I was not aware that there are bots on this forum. What is the purpose of having a bot on this forum?

Bots are on most forums and webpages of all sorts. They read and catalog content (like Google, or Yahoo) so that when you want to search for Providence Baptist College, you might come up with this forum as a possible link of interest.

Go to the home page of the forum, scroll down to the bottom to "current users", click on that box, and you'll see all unhidden users and what they are currently viewing or doing at that time. You'll notice guests and bots and spiders on the higher pages...