A Nice Round Number: Nudeist Colony Twenty
Today I am publishing a "Nudeist Colony." This is the time each week that I show off some of the more interesting paths readers took to reach this site. As usual, all referrer logs are of English-speaking Americans using Windows and Internet Explorer, unless otherwise specified.

Mon Jan 17 13:25:49 2005
ACC6CADE.ipt.aol.com
172.198.202.222
http://lemonparty.blogspot.com/
http://results.searchscout.com/search?b=23306&m=MjQ1MjUyMzc1&t=1000103339&d=1000103339&k=nudeist&c=

I started recording referrer logs when I noticed just how many hits we get from searches for the "word" "nudeist." Pro tip: the correct spelling is "nudist." A significant fraction of hits are still these idiotic searches so it's not an entirely negative phenomenon. Still, I'd much rather we were getting all those hits from literate, thoughtful Internet surfers.

Sat Jan 22 22:12:25 2005
tera-24-206-150-218.kw.tx.cebridge.net
24.206.150.218
http://lemonparty.blogspot.com/
http://foose.com/search.php?st=user&term=nudeist pics

There's a fair number of variations on the traditional vanilla "nudeist" search. This one is unspectacular; what distinguishes it is that this individual managed to read through six pages of archives before realizing that we don't have any of the pictures he wanted. As far as I can tell he never returned.

Mon Jan 24 08:51:19 2005
220.247.243.38
http://lemonparty.blogspot.com/
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=nudists%2Bgroups%2Bpictures&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&b=61

Oh look, another step up in specificity. This one is not content with solo "nudeists;" he needs pictures of group efforts. How utterly marvelous. I'm so glad I was able to help him fulfill his needs.

Mon Jan 24 10:06:55 2005
MacOS (MacPPC)
Netscape 5
adsl-210.55.65.161.quicksilver.net.nz
210.55.65.161
http://www.lemonparty.blogspot.com/2004_09_19_lemonparty_archive.html
http://www.altavista.com/web/results?q=child nudeist&sourceid=mozilla-search

I have mixed feelings about receiving so much traffic from idiots who think "nudeist" is a valid word. I do not have mixed feelings about receiving hits from pedophiles or furries. I would gladly surrender the increased traffic than have that level of scum here for even the briefest of moments. Unfortunately we can't all have our wishes come true.

Mon Jan 24 16:59:49 2005
vicce001.net.gov.bc.ca
142.32.208.231
http://www.lemonparty.blogspot.com/
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=electricity using a lemon&ei=UTF-8&xargs=0&pstart=1&fr=slv1-wave&b

Sometimes completely unexpected things show up in our referrer logs. This is actually the second time we've gotten a hit from that particular query, but it still shocks me that anyone could think that a website whose tagline is "Because Your Blog Sucks" is likely to have information about conducting electricity through a lemon.

That's the last of this week's list, tune in next week when we take a look at just how international a phenomenon Lemon Party is.

And remember the guiding light, lest we forget the glory that be Lemon Party.
Because your blog sucks.

- posted by Odovaucer @ 11:59 PM