September 25th, 2009 WUWT hit the 20 million mark. I was shocked then, because we’d gone from 10 million just six months prior. I wrote then in Another small milestone for WUWT:
Back on March 15th, 2009, I was amazed to find that WUWT hit 10 million on the internal WordPress hit counter.
I started the WUWT blog in late November of 2006, and it took me over two years to get there
Now just six months later, I’m amazed again.
Now, just three months later, I’m gobsmacked at hitting 30 million.
Longtime reader and surfacestations volunteer Gary Boden sent me an interesting email a few days ago.
To: Anthony Watts
Anthony,
First of all, here’s wishing you and your family a peaceful and blessed Christmas.
Second, as I predicted on September 25th:
Gary (19:24:11) :
Thirty million hits by 1 Jan 2010?
REPLY: Doubtful, but reader can always help by placing links on other blogs. – A
WUWT is just about to pass 29 million on the Blog Stats hit counter with eleven days to go. You just may do it.
-Gary
WUWT will end up December 2009 with a new record in monthly traffic. Though it has dipped during the holidays. I’ll have more at years end.
On behalf of myself, the moderation team, and contributors, readers, it has been our honor. – Anthony
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Congratulations Anthony! And thanks again for all your hard work. Please stay the course and 2010 may finally open the eyes of people and the old media.
Wonderful stats Anthony! This shows that a hell of a lot of people are looking for the truth and they will find it here.
Only 30 million?
Watts Up With That?
Congratulations Anthony!
Kind Regards,
Invariant
This is my favourite site. Thanks all at WUWT.
Unfortunately, our authoritan Labor government on Australia is still pushing ahead with it’s ”Internet Filter”. I just hope I can still read WUWT in 6 months time.
Anthony,
I’ve been following your blogging ever since you began the surface stations project (an outgrowth of your initial queries at Roger Pielke Sr’s climate blog). Thanks for bringing some sanity to the often insane world of climate science.
best wishes for a prosperous 2010!
Frank K.
I think a global map with all the locations of visitors plotted on it would be swell.
And the temperature has dropped 0.5C over the last decade! Maybe this has been caused by more visits to this site? Coinkydink? I think not…
I found a link to your site when the Climategate scandal broke. Since then I have added your site to my favorites list. I am just a layman when it comes to technical science, but I muddle my way through and glean any information I can. I appreciate the weather (not just climate change) stories also. Thanks for what you do.
Congrats to the whole team. Just in time for a warmista’s post-normal blue moon …
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/29dec_bluemoon.htm
Congratulations Anthony!
30 Million hits and accelerating. You know that as soon as the CRU team hears of this they’re going to move one of their weather stations right next to your servers.
An excerpt from a recent funding application which I have submitted:
“[…] our mainstream institutions are not only failing our society, but additionally threatening the sustainable defense of civilization. A threat of this magnitude requires that sensible minds pull together and prevail.”
WUWT is playing a vital role with articles on natural climate variations.
Both right- & left-wing elites want the fake climate bubble (both financial & political) to remain intact as an artificial, polarizing control-lever. THE PEOPLE are under attack on one front that appears as two.
Perhaps only via a fiercely bipartisan populist movement (perhaps in part led by WUWT) can left- & right- layman wings survive the deliberately-polarizing control-tactics of corrupt, bipartisan elite allies (who are clearly attempting to enlist us in infowars that will ensure our own (class) demise).
…or maybe we’re just having some fun? [ :
(can’t be too serious all the time…)
[lol! – the ironies of acquiring seats on the carrot train]
Well done Anthony. Puts the MSM sites to shame… time to drive up those advertising rates! Note to advertisers… you’re wasting your money on MSM – WUWT delivers huge audiences for your quality products and services!
I’ve been reading you since you started. A very good information blog as far as I am concerned….
30 million viewers ‘eh… Read it and weep mainstream media. Read those figures and weep:-)
Personally, I think some Calendar girls in Lab Coats might have got you to 40 million. Instead of dumb Poley bears.
But no one ever listens to me.
Gratz.
Aaargh.
Anthony Watts,
I still wish you’d advertise, even just once, on the front page of Yahoo. I’d contribute to help it happen. Maybe lots of others would chip in a little. It could add up quick.
A Yahoo front page ad of WUWT would let 1,000,000’s of people know about the other side of this global warming issue and where to learn all about it!!
You’d get to 10,000,000 gobsmacked quick!!
Thankyou Anthony, Steve and Moderators for this excellent site. I have been visiting for over four years, but despite avidly reading (almost) every article and blog comment, I rarely leave a comment myself. I do however advertise and praise the site far and wide – with a few science teacher friends now avid devotees. I agree with an earlier comment – the civility that is apparent, information presented, and ideas considered by this site encourage even my teenagers to visit. We all appreciate this wonderful resource.
Kristin
If memory serves, and Anthony and mods are welcome to correct me on this, I found this blog when it had about 2 million hits. Things in the skeptic camp were very different then. Before I found WUWT? the world was a pretty bleak place where those who did not tow the party line were outcast and made to feel they were the only ones who questioned AGW. A fringe element. Many of you know that feeling. I still ask myself the hard question ( am I wrong) which is an all important question to ask. It makes you examine all sides of the argument. Keeps the mind from closing. Keeps you humble and striving. Now I know I am not alone in my views and I know that my questions are not regarded as “dumb”. Keep the lines of communication open and keep your mind open. It is the way forward out of the mess created by those who would tell you they have it all figured out. Anthony, you and the mods have made a real difference in my life. I thank you once again.
KDK (08:18:53) :
IN this case, I guess, quantity and quality have a causative/correlative effect.
Curiosity too.
Christoph (08:23:02) :
Anthony,
And it’s been our pleasure.
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Amen! I’m glad this web site exists!
Breaking news, living history, lively alternative scientific discussion, fine posters from every continent – watts not to like? 🙂
“photon without a Higgs (18:18:36) :
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A Yahoo front page ad of WUWT would let 1,000,000’s of people know about the other side of this global warming issue and where to learn all about it!!
You’d get to 10,000,000 gobsmacked quick!!”
He’s growing exponentially so that would only buy you an offset. I wonder if there’s already a WUWT effect, like the slashdot effect.
Anthony,
No offense dude, but last status is “Updated 07/16/2009”.
Given recent events, I would suggest that your original blog is of utmost importance.
Today I hit GISS and Tamino. At a minimim – good PR. Challenge them please.
Bill S.
Dittos !
Just a reminder to new visitors – you can help out.
Go to our surface station gallery
http://gallery.surfacestations.org/main.php?g2_itemId=20
and see if any unsurveyed temperature stations are near you, then go to
http://www.surfacestations.org/
and sign up. No matter which side of the debate you’re on, you’ll be helping the science.
Spenc Canada (08:53:25) :
“Does this mean a hockey stick graph for you?”
Hey, I’ve got a hockey stick graph!
http://hro001.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/my-very-own-hockey-stick-from-zero-to-276-in-22-days/
Certainly far more modest in terms of “raw data”, but at least it reflects reality (unlike the Mann-made hockey stick!)
Congratulations, Anthony … and from one whose knowledge of climate science has been greatly enhanced by all that I’ve gleaned here (and at Climate Audit), a sincere and heartfelt THANK YOU!
May 2010 be a year in which WUWT continues to go from great strength to greater strength!