Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Statistics!

I have recently noticed a massive increase in the "page views" on our blog,and they are all from Russia!!-can anyone explain this,and are there any other bloggers finding the same?-Herkybird's Nest is reporting the same.
See what I mean-in one day,Wednesday 20th July I had 958 "views",all from Russia-very strange,but very gratifying if the Russians have taken an interest in our blog!!
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20 comments:

  1. Doug28 July 2016 at 05:40

    Me too. Every few months this happens, I don't think it's anything nefarious, it's likely automated web bot data collection.

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    1. william coutts29 July 2016 at 13:45

      Hi Doug,thanks for replying,and explanation-keep reading and commenting.
      johnc(william)

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  2. Big Andy28 July 2016 at 09:34

    Yes had a few more than average from Russia myself. I do normally get some as I have contacts there because of Drabant but over 2000 in a week is a tad unusual.

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    1. william coutts29 July 2016 at 13:46

      Hi Big Andy,thanks for replying-I was getting a bit worried,i must admit,but so many replies indicate that it nothing "suspicious"
      johnc(willaim)

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  3. Unknown28 July 2016 at 09:51

    Well, I am Russian and I regularly visit your blog. But I am not the one responsible for all this traffic you receive.

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    1. william coutts29 July 2016 at 13:48

      Hi Yuri,thanks for your response to my request for clarification-keep reading and commenting.cheers,
      johnc(william)

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  4. Independentwargamesgroup28 July 2016 at 12:26

    John,
    admit it, you have been checking out Russian Brides again, and these are their replies.

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    1. James Fisher28 July 2016 at 17:14

      What? Does she send her emails to you? But she tells me that I'm her true love!
      Two-timer!!

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    2. william coutts29 July 2016 at 13:49

      Robbie-anagram of "EARS"!!!
      johnc(william)

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    3. william coutts29 July 2016 at 13:50

      Hi James,couldn't cope with more than one anyway!!!
      johnc(william)

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  5. Steve-the-Wargamer28 July 2016 at 12:53

    Spam bots and web crawlers.... they're looking for email id's to send adverts for Philipino brides to.... ;o)

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  6. Steve-the-Wargamer28 July 2016 at 12:56

    PS. I show the same today

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    1. william coutts29 July 2016 at 13:51

      Hi Steve,thanks for replying,it seems to be nothing to worry about,and maybe just a "fad"
      johnc(william)

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  7. Phil Dutré28 July 2016 at 13:34

    I'm seeing the same thing on my blog. Last month, a large number of hits from Russia. Probably phishing sites trying to leave clickbait, either in comments or on the statistics page.

    But it's not as if they're trying your hack your computer, although emotionally it might feel like it.

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  8. Phil Dutré28 July 2016 at 13:36

    BTW, when I look at the statistics over a single day or week, there are clear spikes, with suddenly a huge number of hits on specific instances in time. So that indicates it's an automated process, and something trying to scrape blogs en masse.

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    1. william coutts29 July 2016 at 13:54

      Hi Phil Dutre(sorry don't know how to get an acute accent on my computer!) thanks for your informative reply,I didn't know what was happening,and obviously thought is was only me they were "hitting"
      johnc(william)

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  9. James Fisher28 July 2016 at 16:04

    It's like Donald said, "Russia, if you are listening..."!!
    Similar thing for us. We had a crazy spike back in October 2013 as well. I assume that these latest are computer driven 'hits' rather than genuine page views, as the 2013 ones were.

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    1. william coutts29 July 2016 at 13:56

      Hi James,good to hear from you again,and thanks for your reply-keep reading our blog and commenting,
      johnc(william)

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  10. Sun of York31 July 2016 at 01:48

    Same here. I blame James for encouraging them. I did a post on my hits and had a few comments like your post has. First I've seen the Russian brides angle.
    http://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/russia-if-you-are-listening.html

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    1. william coutts1 August 2016 at 13:14

      Hi Sun of York-of course the're not listening,the're all at the Olympics!!
      Thanks for taking the time to comment.
      johnc(william)

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