What's this big freaking deal about hits and external linking?

This was pretty obvious, Juergen, just from looking at that "Like" button above the picture.

So this is not revelation, and should not be an accusation.

And, don't forget that these clicks are bringing revenue to this site - even as there is an ongoing discussion about disassociating hits coming from links from the views generated by the site members themselves.

Cheers

Vlad

Now I know where these over 1600 hits come from, direct linked from Social Media Facebook.

http://oi68.tinypic.com/2zf95ye.jpg