Robert_Charlton - 5:01 pm on Jul 17, 2008 (gmt 0)

stevelibby - The Google link: operator is a reporting function only, showing only a random sample of what Google sees, and it doesn't reflect your true backlinks. Nevertheless, it might be useful to see if others in the UK have observed this same reporting drop.

Take a look at the Hot Topics [webmasterworld.com] section, pinned to the top of the Google Search forum home page, for more information:

The link: Operator [webmasterworld.com] - it's not like other search engines!