Comments on: Hello? Anybody? - A WordPress plugin http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/ Questions, music, noise, and computer nerditry. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:12:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: danimal http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-860 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 23:17:14 +1000 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-860 Nobody: I am a nobody! I was never here. I didn't read any articles. And I didn't enjoy them... helloAnybody: Aha! You are here, I see you. Nobody: Dang I have been discovered! Am I still a nobody? Nobody: I am a nobody! I was never here. I didn’t read any articles. And I didn’t enjoy them…

helloAnybody: Aha! You are here, I see you.

Nobody: Dang I have been discovered! Am I still a nobody?

]]> by: hank http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-861 Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:51:07 +1000 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-861 The obvious question still is... why?? Why email!!! Don't you get enough spam as it is? I hate to break it to ya, folks have been doing this using stats reports for years. (I figure I can be as unconstructive as I please as nobody is reading this...) Keep fighting the good fight against purpose. The obvious question still is… why?? Why email!!! Don’t you get enough spam as it is? I hate to break it to ya, folks have been doing this using stats reports for years.

(I figure I can be as unconstructive as I please as nobody is reading this…)

Keep fighting the good fight against purpose.

]]> by: Mr. Speaker http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-862 Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:06:54 +1000 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-862 Yeah, but... I read it... *sob* Besides... that's what I'm talkin' about - I check my stats alot - and that made me think people were here! But it's all bullderdang I tell you! I've found I get about 300 real, non-bot page views a day. My stats says 4000! And the stats are too general - unless you read the raw log files. I've learnt heaps about what people look at here - like your post for example: At 9.45 am, using Thunderbird, you got the article via the rss feed from the site. Then, 2 minutes later, you clicked on the link to open it in Firefox (version 1.07 - good work). 3 minutes later, at 9.51 am, you were done with your harsh comments. And then you were gone. Not to return. It also says you were listening to Chris De Burg and you forgot to put the rubbish out last night. I never could have found that out from my stats. Also, I filter the hits into a folder, and mark them as "read" automatically. And usually just scan them for interesting stuff and delete them all. I'll be de-activating it over the weekend for sure though. The other cool thing, that isn't reported in the admin section of my site, is the full request - I only get "images.google.de" but now I get this huge string that shows me exactly where they came from, so I can go have a look. Though it doesn't explain to me why there so many people in Germany searching for <a href="http://www.mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/images/RusselBigBum.jpg" rel="nofollow">"Big Bum"</a> Yeah, but… I read it… *sob*

Besides… that’s what I’m talkin’ about - I check my stats alot - and that made me think people were here! But it’s all bullderdang I tell you! I’ve found I get about 300 real, non-bot page views a day. My stats says 4000! And the stats are too general - unless you read the raw log files.

I’ve learnt heaps about what people look at here - like your post for example: At 9.45 am, using Thunderbird, you got the article via the rss feed from the site. Then, 2 minutes later, you clicked on the link to open it in Firefox (version 1.07 - good work). 3 minutes later, at 9.51 am, you were done with your harsh comments. And then you were gone. Not to return. It also says you were listening to Chris De Burg and you forgot to put the rubbish out last night.

I never could have found that out from my stats.

Also, I filter the hits into a folder, and mark them as “read” automatically. And usually just scan them for interesting stuff and delete them all. I’ll be de-activating it over the weekend for sure though.

The other cool thing, that isn’t reported in the admin section of my site, is the full request - I only get “images.google.de” but now I get this huge string that shows me exactly where they came from, so I can go have a look.

Though it doesn’t explain to me why there so many people in Germany searching for “Big Bum”

]]> by: Anton http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-869 Sat, 15 Oct 2005 10:29:17 +1000 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-869 I'm too lazy to put that piece of code on my site, so I'm just going to put some text (perhaps accompanied by a rainbow animated gif) on it asking people to email me themselves after they've looked at my site. I'm sure they'll be happy to let me know what platform/browser/Chris De Burg album they were listening to at the time. Personally, Cutting Crew's "I just died in your arms" is my favourite soundtrack to the Mr Speaker site. That is when I'm actually looking at it, which is never. I’m too lazy to put that piece of code on my site, so I’m just going to put some text (perhaps accompanied by a rainbow animated gif) on it asking people to email me themselves after they’ve looked at my site. I’m sure they’ll be happy to let me know what platform/browser/Chris De Burg album they were listening to at the time.

Personally, Cutting Crew’s “I just died in your arms” is my favourite soundtrack to the Mr Speaker site. That is when I’m actually looking at it, which is never.

]]> by: ross http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-1775 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:28:27 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-1775 Maybe people are offended by how much of a nerd you are. I wouldn't stick around if I wasn't in need of a hot geek injection.... Maybe people are offended by how much of a nerd you are.
I wouldn’t stick around if I wasn’t in need of a hot geek injection….

]]> by: Anonymous http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-1918 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 19:09:50 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-1918 put this link on your site "click here for chicks", you will note that this link is heavily trafficked. The internet is a large front for pr0n :) put this link on your site “click here for chicks”, you will note that this link is heavily trafficked. The internet is a large front for pr0n :)

]]> by: Frank Force http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-1962 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:00:59 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-1962 I would never have thought about installing this plugin weren't it for your delightful post. I'm going to set up an email specifically for this function and download it when I get home. GoogleAnalytics works great, but this sounds fun. cheers. I would never have thought about installing this plugin weren’t it for your delightful post. I’m going to set up an email specifically for this function and download it when I get home.
GoogleAnalytics works great, but this sounds fun.

cheers.

]]> by: Frank Force http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-1983 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:31:14 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-1983 actually - i've installed this plugin and i'm thoroughly enjoying the emails coming through each time someone visits my site. It tells me exactly where they've come from and what they do afterwards -- people come from the most obscure places! This is really fun for someone like me who doesn't have a heap of traffic and really wants to know exactly who is visiting. werd. actually -

i’ve installed this plugin and i’m thoroughly enjoying the emails coming through each time someone visits my site.
It tells me exactly where they’ve come from and what they do afterwards — people come from the most obscure places!

This is really fun for someone like me who doesn’t have a heap of traffic and really wants to know exactly who is visiting.

werd.

]]> by: Petit http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-2425 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:37:06 +1100 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-2425 Dear Mr Speaker! This is certainly one of those rare WP plugins and presented in a beautifully calm albeit saddish voice. Good reading ( if not on the statistics ;) ! Dear Mr Speaker!

This is certainly one of those rare WP plugins and presented in a beautifully calm albeit saddish voice.

Good reading ( if not on the statistics ;) !

]]> by: Gérald http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-33161 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:48:58 +1000 http://mrspeaker.webeisteddfod.com/2005/10/13/hello-anybody/#comment-33161 Wouldn't it be perfect if this script could only send a global Email once a day ? This would be fantastic. Personnaly, I found this script very usefull. For eg. when I developp a new website, I can be aware if my client is visits the site. Gérald Wouldn’t it be perfect if this script could only send a global Email once a day ? This would be fantastic.
Personnaly, I found this script very usefull. For eg. when I developp a new website, I can be aware if my client is visits the site.
Gérald

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