Sorry, Roro. I was being facetious, and I should have taken into consideration that we don't connect often enough here on CFnet to expect that to play. I meant no offense. Just having fun.
Bots are basically "creepers" that websites can permit or not permit. They facilitate search engines like Google to gather key word information that results in more effective search results. Nothing more. They don't sign up, agree to anything, and of course they don't post anything. Anyone can view unrestricted forums on CFnet. They just cannot post to CFnet or exchange private messages unless they go through what you went through and agree to our terms.
Sorry. I'll lay off the sarcasm.
If this were posted in the
Q & S for CFnet, I might not have concluded that you were just having fun.