In 2016, I published a post containing photos of a nearby abandoned farm.
https://beetleypete.com/2016/08/17/the-abandoned-farm/
Since then, it has continued to be popular with readers, and it gets regular views every week, sometimes every day. For the benefit of the many new followers, I reblogged the post earlier this year, and it was well-received once again.
But rarely has it been so popular is it has today.
Noticing a spike in my stats, I looked to see what had caused an unusual afternoon increase in blog views. I was surprised to discover that the 2016 post has received no less than 120 views, since I logged on this morning.
Being realistic, I suspect this has been caused by one of the notorious ‘Spam Bots’ malfunctioning, and becoming stuck on that same post 130 times.
But wouldn’t it just be lovely, if one reader liked it so much that they had looked at it 130 times?
This post had so much energy and enthusiasm. well done @beetleypete for creating this brief getaway from the routine for us all
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Thanks very much. I am pleased you enjoyed it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, that would be lovely! Best to you, Pete.
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Fortunately, I later discovered that it was real people. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hooray!
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Dereham memories Facebook page had posted a link to it… Thats how I just got here….
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Thanks for letting me know that, Skip.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Is there a cure for spambots? Warmest regards, Theo
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Injecting yourself with disinfectant, according to Mr Trump. Cures anything, I understand. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Including one’s own life.
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Lol – These are wonderful images. Dont be too wicked to Mr. Trump. Maybe he got the cabin fever. 😉
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Could you send your bot over to my blog? I could use some activity! Hope you are well Pete and staying safe! C
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Thanks, Cheryl. It is up to 170 now, and still ticking over!
All fine here so far. My best to you and your family.
Pete.
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Well said.
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Lovely, evocative photos in the original post, Pete; it’s always tantalising to imagine how they would have looked when they were still whole & operative. Cheers, Jon.
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Thanks, Jon. I had great light that day, and enjoyed shooting the ‘decay’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I like yours better than my most popular post “Watermelon Makes You Horny”….LOL chuq
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At least we can tell why your one stays so popular, chuq. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yep…but I would prefer one of the analysis was the one….chuq
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Yeay 🙂
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It’s weird, but I don’t mind.
Best wishes, Pete.
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✌✌✌
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Beautiful pic – and who knows, for certain? One person likes, shares, others pick it up/re-share – then the bots pick up on ‘trending’ – seriously, stats can drive one nuts – that said, I’m feeling okay with dubbing myself the “How to Caulk a tub edge” Queen – posted long, long ago – updates done on the job up until about 5 years out – but still – folks view/etc., my meandering ‘how to’ posts – LOL – who knows why? I don’t care – as long as someone, somewhere found it useful for them/what they needed at the time – –
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Thanks, TamrahJo. The views are still climbing today. Not complaining, but so many in one day is very unusual.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It IS a lovely photo though.
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Thanks, Jude. The light was good that day, and all the photos came out quite nice.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Must have a sore finger by now.
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Views still rising today, Don! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I should look at my stats more often. Who knew they could be so mysterious?
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Most of my views are before 10 am and after 5 pm. So when I saw well over 200 that early, I knew it had to be something strange. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete
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Well, I just went and looked at it, so you have at least 121 now from at least two different sources! Maybe someone shared it on an abandoned places group? You can see the source of traffic in your WordPress stats I believe, but perhaps you prefer it to remain a mystery 🙂
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I can only find the number of views, and a rough idea where they come from. It’s well over 130 now, and steady. 🙂
Thanks, Margie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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beautiful photos, Pete! old abandoned farms and their history could be interesting and intriguing at the same time. maybe. 🙂
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Yes indeed, but probably not 130 times. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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😅😅😅
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Lovely pictures and interesting history, Pete. Count my view as real! 😉
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Thanks, Susanne. It’s a strange one. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Spam bots absolutely adore photos of abandoned farms. They find photos like that very addictive!
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Thanks for the information, David. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Interesting.🤔
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Probably just a glitch, Kim.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Haha!
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Haha, perhaps someone is a fan of abandoned farms!
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Might be the ghost of the farmer!
Best wishes, Pete.
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