@matigo indeed! there's SO MUCH though to what makes a successful app O_O. I guess it's sort of an iterative process, though? but some people definitely make it seem effortless and almost overnight!
one thing I fully don't get is why i'm getting so many spambots in my 'filtered' NR global. i'm using NR > 2.5, is_human, and your isValidClient function from NS…