[Sidney Lanier]

You did understand the question, Talk Host, since what you said did answer it. In other words, ALL the times that graciegirl says she goes to the 'never-ending story,' EVERY ONE of those visits counts as a visit (rather than her--or anyone else visiting any thread--being counted only ONCE no matter how often he or she returns to that same thread). This would explain, say, using the example I gave in the question, how one thread can have had over 13,000 'hits.' Thanks!