One of the details of
referer spam, that intrigued me for a while, involved who was reporting the spam.
Most - but not all - referer spam is reported by
newbie owners. People who just setup a blog, and are anxiously waiting for their first readers outside their own country, are suddenly astounded
Wow, thousands of people are reading my blog - from China and Russia! I am an international celebrity, in my first week!!
The euphoria quickly vanishes, when told in the forums
Nobody is actually viewing your blog from these sites - and nobody knows about these links but you, since only you can see your Stats logs.
The general response to the cold water, dashed in their faces, is generally acceptance
Thank you for the prompt and informative reply - I'm very relieved to learn that the site is not actually linking to my blog.
The latter is the general response - but not the only response. Nobody should be surprised at that, as not everybody is the same. What is surprising, though, is who is not so accepting of my advice.
