Not so much a new sci-fi novel, as an observation about the number pf "hits" that the blog has been recording recently.
I was visiting another favourite hobby blog of mine and the owner was mentioning this same trend. To be fair it was not something I had been thinking about, but I noticed that after my recent posts about DDay Ohio, the number had increased. Way, way, wayyyyyy more hits than normal.
Either one of two things, first, Spam Bots like my toy soldiers and other folderol. Or two, Big Brother has suddenly realized I am a threat and "they" are sizing up my undoubtedly secret plans to overthrow Fearless Leader with toy soldiers whilst wearing wool clothing.
Or not. And it's all in my head.
But I do appreciate anyone who pops by for a visit. Bot or not.
Much progress has been made on the Franco-Prussian war horde of French. And there is the possibility of a trek up to the wilds of Luzerne County this weekend for a game.
I'll post pictures of the one, for certain, and the other, if I can attend.
Meanwhile....
A new naval period has generated some interest based on the course I am currently attending. And there might be the chance of a few ships being bought for a small game...oh, that David Manley fellow is SUCH an evil genius....
Same thing here. Same bot time. Same bot channel. And for a brief while, I thought I had suddenly become one of the popular kids. Something is off somewhere.
ReplyDeleteKind Regards,
Stokes
Like wise here. Number are off the charts. Spam also.
ReplyDeleteBTW looking forward to seeing more of your FPW ! One if my favorite periods.
You are not alone.. it's a bit of a drag that the bots seem to be coming from USA, previously it was places like Indonesia or Singapore and you could simply discount them from the stats. Obviously the counts of USA viewers are now made up of both genuine and 'bot' views. As to why it's worth anyone's while doing this...? 'I haven't got a Scooby' :)
ReplyDeleteI think it's an issue across the internet. Some forums are crashing under the traffic - Lead Adventure Forum are moving to a new platform to tackle the problem. There's a spate of Cloudflare verification appearing....
ReplyDeleteNeil