Ugh, comment/trackback spam has really been going crazy the past 2-3 months for me. Up until that point, Akismet counted around 1,000 for me (for awhile it kept resetting its counter). Anyhow, once the flood doors opened for me, which was around 2 months ago, that count has quickly gone up:
Akismet has caught 17,491 spam for you since you first installed it.
That number is growing at an increasing rate too. For instance, about 1 month ago, it was only around 4-5,000. It’s just sort of sickening. It’s to the point where some of the comments/trackbacks are getting through. Given how many it’s killing, I’m not overly upset about it though I guess. That’s a pretty good ratio.
I just wish it wasn’t a problem at all.