A Perplexing Number. And Bran Flakes.

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It seems that I have had 640 visits today, and it’s only just after 5pm. I knew something was up when I found I had two of those messages about “Your stats are booming”. I have never had two together before. One was for 62 hourly views and the other was for 152. My average rate is one per hour.

I’ve still only had a handful of comments so I suspect something is at fault. I’ve either used a keyword which means something completely different to my intention (leading to crowds of people looking and being disappointed) or a switch jammed open on WP.

I’m currently showing 821 visitors, which means I’ve had 181 in the last ten minutes. Visitor numbers? Twelve. With three likes and three comments. I suppose someone could be reading 100s of posts after running out of books and laundry labels whilst incarcerated in a wordless jail. But it seems unlikely.

For now, I’m going to mull that over as I watch TV. Then I may have a little nap and finish posting. By then I will probably find that everyone is having the same figure thrown at them and it is one of those WP foibles we so often see before a major (improvement.

Actually, I may as well crank the count up to 250 and post before leaving. I also have cereal to order before going to watch TV. I have negotiated with Julia and she has agreed we can have Bran Flakes next time, instead of the eternal wheat biscuits. They are all very well but they can be a bit slow to go down when you are late for work and Julia has applied her usually parsimonious portion of milk to the bowl. Yet when I apply tea to make it slide down more easily I am accused of un-natural practices. I won’d use that as a keyword as it’s bound to cause trouble if I do. . .

Of course, it might be the bear pictures bringing them in.

22 thoughts on “A Perplexing Number. And Bran Flakes.”

    1. quercuscommunity Post author

      I am applying all my brain power to it, and still coming up with “WP fault”. If that many people had read it, surely I would have had a few extra comments. 🙂

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  4. paolsoren

    When I started blogging I used Blogger and I had a similar problem. It turned out that there were, in America, a few companies that were getting onto my blog and putting a view on a loop. So if my stats were large they could justify getting me to agree to put ads on. But I fixed it somehow but I don’t remember. Now I gat about 10 regular views and then three times that many from relatives who never comment. I don’t know how I fixed it so I can’t help.

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    1. quercuscommunity Post author

      It seems to, be fixing itself and slowly declining to normal levels. It will soon be one of life’s mysteries, along with the Mary Celeste and the popularity of Donald Trump.

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    1. quercuscommunity Post author

      I get the messages a few times a year, but never with a boost of numbers like that. It still seems to be high – 1,200 yesterday, 268 today (8.30) compared to an average of 30-40 per day.

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  6. tootlepedal

    Interesting! Is just views that have shot up or is it visitor numbers too? If it is visitor numbers, you should be plotting to monetise your posts and retire gracefully to some tax haven. (Government ministers will be able to advise which is the best for you.)

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    1. quercuscommunity Post author

      Over 900 views, 12 visitors. One is unusual, one is about normal. Also 60 posts have been viewed, which is unusual. I will try not to let this new-found fame go to my head.

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      1. tootlepedal

        Bask in the glory while you can. Someone has obviously been trawling through your back catalogue. Now is the time to release a greatest hits album.

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