Is WordPress.com really referring me?

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  christinaebbers · Member · Oct 19, 2011 at 2:22 am

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  I’ve read up a bit on referrer spam, but my situation does not fit the mold exactly as far as I can tell. According to my stats I have had 22 views referred by WordPress.com today. That is probably the third highest amount I have ever received from one referrer in a day. However, I’m not exactly celebrating because I do not see how I could possibly be getting hits from simply “WordPress.com”. No, I was not featured on freshly pressed. Am I missing something?

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  airodyssey · Member · Oct 19, 2011 at 2:27 am

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  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-as-referrer?replies=13#post-723980

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  christinaebbers · Member · Oct 19, 2011 at 2:40 am

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  Oh. That’s interesting. Better news than it being spam or a glitch, I suppose. Thanks so much for the info.

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  airodyssey · Member · Oct 19, 2011 at 2:41 am

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  You’re welcome :-)