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Are the spammers finally giving up?

This site has gone from over 30,000 spam attempts a week to around 2,000 over the last month.

The number that get through my multi-tier blocking system hasn’t changed–it’s still more-or-less zero–but I am wondering why the sudden drop.

I’m not complaining, mind. I’m just worried that this pause signals a new wave about to start any minute now.

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