Mentions count growing exponentially?

[Rivet Miscounter]

I do have 1....

What happens if I do this?

@peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski ,
@peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski ,
@peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski ,
@peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski , @peteski

The next big milestone....10,000 mentions.     "How do I make people *just* angry enough to remember to place a mention, but not so mad they rush and forget."   

Mine keeps jumping from zero to many and back to zero.

[GaryHinshaw]

[learmoia]

Mine keeps jumping from zero to many and back to zero.

@Rivet Miscounter

[Lemosteam]

So I get that this is strange, but could this cause an issue on the server?  I.e. is the server collecting, and worse, keeping the "false mentions" to an ever-growing space on the server, eventually running out?

Forgive my lack of acumen on the subject, but it kind of sounds like a septic tank that is about to overflow.  Oh look, a second reference to plumbing in less than three days!

[u18b]

Mine is acting weird too.   That's why I came to this thread.

Mine said 1.
Then 28
then 0.
then 347!!!!
Now 1.

But always empty.

[Rivet Miscounter]

@Rivet Miscounter

This one shows up as a legit mention.   The number still varies wildly.   But not zero.

[keeper]

Today I got one count, but there is nothing in the mentions view.

[peteski]

Today I got one count, but there is nothing in the mentions view.

I experienced same thing - went back to normal (no phantom mentions) by itself after couple of days.