i dont know why, but the CGI counters i had on several pages seemed to of reset. for example, the number of pictures viewed in my image gallery was close to 17,000 - and then one day it simply started back at 1.
thats a little bit of a let down, since i wanted this web site's server to be able to supply everything i would need for this page (space, a domain name, and CGI) - but it looks like i would still have to use a 3rd party for my counter(s). i still have the Site Meter counter on the bottom of this page that i got when i first got this domain name. i dont feel the reset counter had anything to do with the amount of hits, as it got reset on multiple pages that had varying amounts of hits.