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Just curious, why was Lycos and G-force not included? They polled higher than Gravity. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:57, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Been busy this week, so didn't do my usual in-depth coverage, but "g-force" and "Lycos" are standard removals, because they always chart and I can never find a plausible reason for them to do so. Serendi^podous 01:01, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

See, now, I only asked, Serendi^podous, because I was hoping you could explain why either (but especially Lycos) were so popular! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 14:43, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

The general consensus for "G-force"(or "G", which also charts often) is that people are typing "G" for "Google" into Google Chrome's search bar and then hastily clicking "Enter". As for Lycos, no idea, but I suspect artificial inflation, ala Yahoo a few weeks back. Serendi^podous 15:15, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

We keep seeing Facebook in these traffic reports, but not other popular websites like Twitter, YouTube or Google. Is there any chance that the statistics are being manipulated somehow? --Guy Macon (talk) 21:29, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Other websites always appear in the top 25; it's just that Facebook happens to be the most popular website on Earth right now. Serendi^podous 01:01, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

I imagine there's also a high degree of looking for facebook.com and getting the WP article. Bounce rate stats would clear that up czar ♔ 21:27, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Well, for Twitter, many people use it via third party apps or mobile devices, not the website. But Serendipodous has a longer list, you can see last weeks at User:Serendipodous/Top25. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liz (talk • contribs) 01:59, 12 October 2013 (UTC)