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Ask HN: Found HN in my referrers. Can't find details page

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I've found news.ycombinator.com in my referrers but when I search for the domain on HN, nothing shows up. How likely is it that someone submitted my website and then the submission has been deleted by the OP or by a mod? Is there a way to find out?

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OPs can delete links for a brief time after submission. Mods will sometimes change links to a better source of the story. Also the auto-mod system will mark certain links "dead" based on various signals. It could have also been linked in a comment (I suspect that's the case here).

Yes, I suspect so, too.

Try using a google site search:

    (Type this into a google search)
    site:news.ycombinator.com yoursite.com

Thanks. Already done that. Didn't find anything. :-)

It is likely that someone "spoofed" the referrer.

Maybe, but there are not 10 visitors that come from the same city according to Google Analytics.

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