Tag Archives: Wikipedia

Wikipedia climate fiddler William Connolley is in the news again

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Apparently Mr. Connolley has edited 5428 Wikipedia articles, most about climate. Die Kalte Sonne: Unbelievable but true: The Wikipedia umpire on Climate Change was a member of the UK Green Party and openly sympathized with the views of the controversial … Continue reading →

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Why I no longer subscribe to Popular Science

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

I actually stopped subscribing some time ago, but this would be enough to justify it all over again. Over at the magazine Popular Science, they’ve taken to shaming volunteers on Wikipedia if they don’t “toe the line” on climate change. … Continue reading →

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Death by Stoat

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

Elevated from a comment by Tom Rude. Chronicle of an announced death, Wikipedia style. I had not posted on this road movie for a while but the occasion is too good to resist. In the Wikipedia world there are crimes … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia FAIL – names Romney 45th U.S. President

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

One of the great things about Wikipedia is that anybody can edit articles. One of the bad things about Wikipedia is that anybody can edit articles. Controversial subjects tend to attract malicious edits, such as the sort of thing we’ve … Continue reading →

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I’ve been Mannhandled

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

We love you too Mikey. At least we know he reads WUWT. Get a load of this response to the above:

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Earth Hour 2012 – A dissent and poll

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Every year at Christmas, many newspapers reprint “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus“, this excellent essay by Ross McKittrick should be repeated on every blog on every observance of Earth Hour. Copy, paste, and share it widely. A poll … Continue reading →

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Saturday Silliness – Josh’s wind energy fact sheet – global wind power ‘to the nearest whole number’

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Hi all! Following this week’s Twitter exchange between Matt Ridley and Mark Lynas I thought a helpful fact sheet about Wind Energy would be useful. People can print it out, send to their relatives, MPs, Senators etc etc. Thanks! Josh

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We now return you to our regularly scheduled programming

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Thanks to all who supported the SOPA/PIPA blackout which was the main page of WUWT for 24 hours. The thread is here, should you wish to comment further. It appears to have been a success, as many dropped support. A … Continue reading →

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Phil Jones demonstrates that math is hard

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Sure, we’ve all made some doozies (me included) but you have to admit this exchange between top climate scientists Tom Wigley and Phil Jones is downright hilarious. No wonder he has trouble with Excel. Tom Nelson nails the decadal scale … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful World of Wikipedia

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

UPDATE: The error has now been completely eliminated from the article. Details below. Guest post by James Padgett As many readers are aware, the culture surrounding the climate change topic area of Wikipedia has been a microcosm of climate science … Continue reading →

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Higgs Boson announcement expected from CERN today

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

UPDATE 5:57 AM The live webcast from CERN is overloaded but it appears that uncertainty still exists about the HB, they may have glimpsed its signal around 126 GeV – see below – Anthony “The God Particle” may have been … Continue reading →

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Times Atlas Greenland ice fubar: Death by Wikipedia?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

UPDATE: The publisher of the Atlas has issued a clarification and apology: The Times Atlas is renowned for its authority and we do our utmost to maintain that reputation. In compiling the content of the atlas, we consult experts in … Continue reading →

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