If you want to split hairs, it’s a lot, not alot.

As has been said before this is a forums were many of the users do not speak English as a first language, much less the many differences in spelling or grammar. We are more interested in their problem rather than their spelling/typos/grammar.

The banner may only be seen by the individual, but for many it appears that someone is spying on them (some may assume incorrectly it is the forums owner). It’s not particularly clever, very old hat now and many forums take the same view, it shouldn’t be used.