high total levels in player stats

hello, i am very new to this game, when i check my stats on the website, the total levels displayed is way higher than what i actually have (1016 levels displayed)
at first i thought it was because of the several (~10) deleted characters that i had, since deleted characters also seem to count towards player stats, but it still did not add up at all, i deleted all those characters right after the tutorial
why is my total levels so high? is it bugged?
also, since deleted characters also seem to count towards player stats, is what i did (creating a character, then deleting it right after the tutorial, repeatedly) against the rules in any way? i did it because i kinda wanted a "perfect start", i figured it might be against the rules since it is kind of "manipulating" the player stats?
thanks in advance!

 

Total level under your username contains both combat level and profession level, I don't think deleted characters count toward to your total levels.

 

yea the stat page is currently counting deleted classes as well, don't worry about.