12,000,000

We've done it again, ladies and gentlemen. . .and with the issues and some other things we've all had going on in recent days, I didn't even notice it for about ten days or so.

Yes, we rolled past another million on the traffic calculator. Unless my math is off, we actually hit the 12,000,000 visit mark sometime back on May 8. I know that these might be getting a little repetitive and what not, but that's just because we've been hitting them so rapidly recently that they have been becoming more frequent.

As always, the most important part of this entire equation is you awesome readers out there. With the Open Threads that we've been doing recently, we have a lot of people hanging out and talking about various topics, and it seems like this is becoming more and more of a community than just a random group of guys and gals commenting on the Minnesota Vikings. That's been the goal all along.

We've also gotten to branch out even further, with Arif and Eric getting to be part of various interviews and things like that leading up to the draft and the stadium reveal. Hopefully we can just continue to get bigger and bigger and continue bringing you the kind of coverage that you've come to expect from us. We've been at this for nearly seven years now. . .I can't believe it, either. . .and yet this site (along with the rest of SB Nation) is still on a serious upward trajectory.

Also, I need to give myself credit for surrounding myself with such an amazing group of people over the time that this site has been online. Ted, Eric, Kyle, Skol Girl, Mark, and Arif each provide such awesome and unique stuff to this site on a regular basis and has played a big role into shaping this little corner of the internet into what it is today. The Daily Norseman wouldn't be what it is today without each and every one of them, as well as the contributors that have been here in the past and have moved on to other things.

Thanks again for your patronage, ladies and gentlemen, and we hope that you'll continue coming back for even more news and opinion about our favorite football team.