Increased spam with increased visits

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  ced1213 · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 4:05 pm

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  Hi, my views have increased a lot the past two weeks. But my spam has dramatically increased too – almost double. Does that mean my spam is being counted as views to my site.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 4:19 pm

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  No. Over 80% of all “comments” submitted to WordPress.com blogs day in and day out is spam. See:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/stats/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/unwanted-comments/
  I recommend scrolling down this page and reading “5 things every blogger should know about spam”

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  ced1213 · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 4:39 pm

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  Thanks Time Thief – as usual, you are quick to respond and very helpful!

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  timethief · Member · Jun 27, 2012 at 4:43 pm

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  You’re welcome. :)