"XXXX:+++++++++++" ?

IVstudios · Post by **IVstudios** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:08 am

I've gotten two refers from something called "XXXX:++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" this month. Dose anyone know what it is and if I should be concerned about it?

CJBurgandy · Post by **CJBurgandy** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:13 am

it's a porn site that's hotlinking to you

(j/k, I have no idea what it is, but I get it too)

MariaAndMichelle · Post by **MariaAndMichelle** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:25 am

Us, too. We get a number of 'em each month.

Derenge · Post by **Derenge** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:27 am

I got like five last month, I have no clue what it means though. I also got about 156 hits that were blocked by some program.

Warren · Post by **Warren** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:55 am

I've heard it's someone using an anonymizer, but have no proof.

Mr Ekshin · Post by **Mr Ekshin** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:31 am

I thought it was VT.

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:35 am

Yeah I get those too. But I think McDuffies knows what they are.

MariaAndMichelle · Post by **MariaAndMichelle** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:07 am

Maybe it's mcDuffies.

G-Lode · Post by **G-Lode** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:49 am

Apparently everyone gets those. It's alright, I can't see what they would hurt anyway.

IVstudios · Post by **IVstudios** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:50 am

Yah, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't realated to any virus or trojan or anyhting.

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:52 am

I've had these before, but usually only once a month or so (that sounds worse than I meant it too...) but I haven't picked one up so far this month (okay, that sounds worse than I meant it too, as well...)

Sippan · Post by **Sippan** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:57 pm

Waaaahhhhh!! I've never had one

The internet hates me!

Ruxen · Post by **Ruxen** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:10 pm

I've heard that they were anonymizers too. I've had a couple on my old comic account, so far nothing on this one.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:28 pm

K-Dawg wrote:Yeah I get those too. But I think McDuffies knows what they are.

They have three X's in them, K-Daqwg. I think it's clear what they are. Someone's digitaly raping your comic.

Xmung · Post by **Xmung** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:32 pm

those anonymous people just love reading our comics (except sippan's)!

IVstudios · Post by **IVstudios** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:13 pm

Probably all the "cool" kids who are afraid to admit they read web comics for fear of being called geeks.

Toxic · Post by **Toxic** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:27 pm

I haven't got any "XXX:+++++++++++++++" referrals, but I have gotten 3 from the New Traditionalists web stats page. Yes, Ratbert, I linked you. That's where they're coming from.

Ratbert · Post by **Ratbert** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 4:50 pm

TOXIC AVENGER! wrote:I haven't got any "XXX:+++++++++++++++" referrals, but I have gotten 3 from the New Traditionalists web stats page. Yes, Ratbert, I linked you. That's where they're coming from.

No kidding, I can never remember the name of your webpage so that's how I find you.

Post by **Kisai** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:29 am

Those people won't be able to see the comics since the referrer is blocked

Sippan · Post by **Sippan** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 11:33 am

Hmm, I got referrals from 4 random pages at quizilla.com. And on the same day, I had 128 visitors (average is 29...) and apparently they all were direct requests, because there were no big differences among the referrals.

It's the collective unconsciousness!!