Why is there a user called Google [Bot]

Jax · **Posts:** 523 **Location:** Yorkshire, UK

I thought Google [Bot]s where invisible like ninjas this blows my mind.

Shadowflare · **Posts:** 4324 **Location:** Frozen Tundra

FD2 · **Posts:** 1423 **Location:** New York

Jax wrote:

I thought Google [Bot]s where invisible like ninjas this blows my mind.

They are actually Microsoft bots attempting to make Google seem visible.

Scribble · **Posts:** 5112 **Location:** Arkham Asylum

Metethelame · **Posts:** 35

i remember i always used to get excited cos i would think "hey look there's someone else online yay!" and then it was just google [bot] and you can't talk to google [bot].

Jax · **Posts:** 523 **Location:** Yorkshire, UK

Metethelame wrote:

i remember i always used to get excited cos i would think "hey look there's someone else online yay!" and then it was just google [bot] and you can't talk to google [bot].

This was a feature of old Whisper? I never noticed that I must suck

Shadowflare · **Posts:** 4324 **Location:** Frozen Tundra

4 years ago in version 0.5, there was a chat feature that never worked. Then there was the IRC nobody ever used. Now we don't speak to people in real time anymore.

ThatOneGuy · **Posts:** 63

I talk to Google [Bot] all the time! in fact, we're thinking about taking this to "the next level".

Scribble · **Posts:** 5112 **Location:** Arkham Asylum

Sex with robots always sounds like a good idea at the time, but usually ends badly for everyone.

Chocolate Jesus · **Posts:** 2685 **Location:** Waiting in the sky

That's just my alt account, actually.

Why is there a user called Google [Bot]

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