Question regarding Who's Online Action - Registering for an account

[xrunner]

OK this is something I've wondered about for a long time. When I see this in the Who's Online list -

Guest (173.232.87.112)    03:57:17 PM    Registering for an account on the forum.

What does it really mean? It can't mean what I think it means, because if it meant that a person was registering for an account (filling out and completing the form), I'd have tons of new members, because I see it every day. Yet I don't get new members every day.

Does it just mean a person is looking at the registration page?

[Chalky]

Does it just mean a person is looking at the registration page?

Yes, I tested it ages ago by viewing the registration page as a guest myself in another browser while watching the WO as admin

[TheListener]

As the IP you show is registered on Stop Forum Spam.......

It may also be a spider looking at the page.

[Arantor]

It means that user (which is likely a spider) went to action=register. Simple as that.

[xrunner]

Does it just mean a person is looking at the registration page?

Yes, I tested it ages ago by viewing the registration page as a guest myself in another browser while watching the WO as admin

That's what figured you would say. Once, I thought my forum was going to be the most popular thing since sliced bread when I observed all the guests "registering for an account". Must be the designers way of encouraging new Admins. 

As the IP you show is registered on Stop Forum Spam.......

It may also be a spider looking at the page.

Well I wish it would say "Looking at the registration page". We shouldn't get forum owner's hopes up so much. 

It means that user (which is likely a spider) went to action=register. Simple as that.

Why does a spider go there? Just because it's a page it can go to I guess?

[Arantor]

Yup. It sees the link and follows it, simple as that.

[Deaks]

xrunner im marking this as solved, also you can change the wording on it in one of the language files (i forget what 1 it is)