Despite my having to cut back on posting and moderation to nights and weekends in order to devote more time to my livelihood during these economic down times, WUWT continues to grow. Today I reached another new milestone, nearly 1/4 million page views (248,116) in a single week. This is counted up to 00 GMT which is 4PM PST. Below is my WordPress traffic graph from about 5:30PM PST today:
First I want to thank my moderation team for stepping in to manage the huge flood of comments we get, the regular contributors who offer interesting essays, and of course I thank you, my readers for your continued interest and visits. – Anthony
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I’m not at all suprised – an excellent effort by the Blog host, moderators and posters.
I also suspect that this is indicative of the growing popularity and acceptance of the Sceptic Meme on AGW.
Yes – the AGW proponents are right to be alarmed… but alarmed about what I say. Perhaps they need to be alarmed about the growth of Scepticism wrt AGW.
Now that’s unprecedented!
Congrats on the fine work being done here on your forum. It continues to pay off.
I noticed the improvement lately in your Alexa numbers. Really jumped in the past few days.
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/wattsupwiththat.com?site0=realclimate.org&site1=wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com&site2=wattsupwiththat.com&site3=climatecrisis.net&y=r&z=2&h=300&w=610&c=1&u%5B%5D=realclimate.org&u%5B%5D=wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com&u%5B%5D=wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com&u%5B%5D=climatecrisis.net&x=2008-06-07T14%3A13%3A10.000Z&check=www.alexa.com&signature=4DQ6f7l6e6EWYI8FTiVhrxCq5Fo%3D&range=1m&size=Large
Also have seen the same upward trend at Quantcast, especially the global figures, which seem to be rising a bit faster than for the U.S.
http://www.quantcast.com/profile/traffic-compare?domain0=realclimate.org&domain1=wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com&domain2=wattsupwiththat.com&domain3=climatecrisis.net&domain4=
So by all means, toot your horn!
Your site deserves the traffic. Given the inept MSM reporting on global warming and the confusing science to the lay person, this site provides a vital perspective to the issue. I do not understand everything said on this site, but I get the theme. You have Al Gore and NASA to thank of course for your fame and fortune.
You’re welcome Anthony. Is the check in the mail??
OT: here in Maine a classic Nor’easter. Looking for about 12″ of snow, blustery winds, temps in the teens. Looks like a white Christmas.
Does this mean that Santa didn’t leave us (er, you) an automatic spell-checker under the Christmas Tree?
Now, if he left you a chunk of coal instead, would that be a good thing?
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Merry Christmas! And thank you.
REPLY: Spell check er for what? Posts or comments? – Anthony
I’m officially “Obsessed” by this site – all too enjoyable – excellent information plus entertainment.
P.s. I’m probably pushing the stats up…
We thak you for your service.
These are days to count our blessings, and may God bless us, every one,
Especially Mr. Anthony Watts.
Steamboat Jack
This is just tremendous. It’s a testament to your integrity and that of your team.
Congratulations to each of you. Anthony, the inspiration… the moderators who seem almost indistinguishable from you, Anthony in their even-handedness, and the article contributors who have brought even more of the same kind of insights into the news that we have all come to expect from your blog. I am happy and proud to be able to contribute in a small way.
Thanks,
Mike Bryant
PS Is there a list of the moderators and contributors somewhere?
I wonder who the other 200,000 visitors were? Congrats Anthony, hope it helps you to make a buck or two.
REPLY: My goal never has been financial, except to be able to keep up with paying my monthly bills, which is why I had to scale back my weekday time here. – Anthony
Graeme Rodaughan (18:20:56) :
Me too. (And I hate me too posts.) Anthony, cutting back your activity doesn’t seem to have slowed things down, and I haven’t figured out how to spend less time here. I fear WUWT has reached a tipping point and may now be unstopable.
Sigh. What can I say but “Keep up the good work!”
-Ric
Congratulations! What would the number be if adjusted to a baseline of say…2006?
Anthony, has Climate Audit checked your hockey stick for validity? 😉
Congratulations on the new milestone. You deserve a million hits per week for your dedication to getting the truth out.
The chart shows a strong correlation with rising CO2 levels.
Congrats on your traffic. I wanted to point out a little more anecdotal evidence on the fun weather news front. It would seem Environment Canada is claiming that for the first time since 1971 all of Canada may get a white Christmas this year.
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/story.html?id=1092251
AGW Alarmists – be afraid – be very afraid…
In virtualspace – no one can hear you scream.
Mr. Watts carries an enormous burden that I do not envy him for. He has been a stalwart against a blizzard of myopic propaganda being peddled by some pretty slick folks. For his courage I extend my deepest thanks. I wish him continued success in his endeavours.
Your posts are great – and your discussion threads are top notch. I love that all the people write in with all the technical analysis, and back and forth. Highest compliments and appreciation to you. And a Merry Christmas.
Anthony,
Does that number now get “adjusted”?
And yes…it is certainly something to be celebrated.
You’ve brought clarity to many of us, and that’s no small task 😉
JimB
Anthony, you have proven the old addage about building a better mousetrap.
Congrats, and keep up the great work.
Merry and Happy to all.
Is this AMSR being “adjusted” to match NANSEN? Because the Arctic ice is just flatlining. I can get to the ‘most recent’ AMSR extent photos, but is there an easy way to do comparisons over time?
http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/en/home/seaice_extent.htm
As a (relatively) “early adopter” I have greatly enjoyed watching this blog grow and prosper. But those surface stations are out to lunch. Anyone can see that.
Finding a CRN-1 site these days is a job for a climate Diogenes.
Let me join the chorus of congratulations! Good host, good party!
Heck, even the trolls can take some credit for helping you reach this milestone; I figure they account for about 1/4 of my postings cleaning up their, er, precipitation 😉
congratulations Anthony
Congratulations Anthony; I’m sure that this is still only the beginning! Thank you for everything that you have done.
Since New Zealand is one of the first places in the world to see a new day, Merry Christmas from the future.
In a small way, we are helping to create the future here. Australia has announced minimal concessions towards ‘carbon reduction’; 15 percent, but only five if there is not a global agreement. This with a leftish leaning government. Rent-a-crowd began sand-bagging government offices against the ‘inevitable’ sea level rise and we could hear the wailing this side of the Tasman.
A change of government here has led to a thorough-going review of the previous (leftish) government’s Emission Trading scheme. The rhetoric of a ‘carbon-neutral’ nation is now formally dead and the need to ‘lead the world’ has been quietly but publicly dropped. Now we are to be careful followers. There is a degree of panic among the watermelons.
Hopefully, this is the future for much more of the world.
Happy Christmas everyone.
Why didn’t you start the graph Y axis at 140,000 to make the upswing look more dramatic?