Google showing 10 million less links than October

[Aggie]

I've received no messages from Google about 'iffy' links whatsoever, and the links they're reporting in Webmaster Toosl have declined by 10 MILLION since October.

We did go through a CMS upgrade in December which I believe had some impact, and then I set a preferred domain at the end of last month, but we were bleeding links before then.

Any idea what could have happened?  We don't engage in any link building schemes whatsoever, and like I mentioned, I've received no messages at all from Google regarding a penalty.

[KeriMorgret]

If it was just today that you noticed, it might not be just your site. In the past day, there have been a bunch of people reporting a lot fewer links in GWT. See the post at Search Engine Roundtable http://www.seroundtable.com/google-webmaster-tools-link-count-16315.html. There's also been several threads here in Q&A about it, too.

[Aggie]

Thanks Keri. Cue, the song, "Wind beneath my wings."  Thanks for helping me avoid self-flagellation

Cheers.