UPDATE: 6/5/10
All of the tech issues from yesterday have been resolved. WUWT is now listed as the Top blog in the Sciences category by Wikio. My thanks to everyone who helps make WUWT a success.
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From Greg Laden’s Science Blog, a preview of the upcoming science blog rankings. Apparently, WUWT is going to be number one. Oddly though, the Wikio Widget at the right sidebar which has said #2 for months, has suddenly stopped showing my ranking. When you click through it you find the number two science blog spot is now occupied by some shoes, cats, and shopping blog:
And WUWT is nowhere to be found now. Maybe it’s just a glitch. Maybe Greg’s just having some fun with me as his top post is cat related. Heh. No worries, I’m sure it will all get sorted out.
Category: Blogospherics
Posted on: June 4, 2010 12:40 PM, by Greg Laden
Here is a sneak preview of what the June Wikio rankings for Science Blogs is going to look like:
Well, hey… Fox is no longer a “news organization”, and WUWT is no longer a “science blog”. Of course, we can take solace in the fact that this is also going to be the hottest year on record and people will flock to the polls to vote for the Dems to keep this robust (yes, I had to use the term) economy rolling along.
But that’s it. My denial counter only goes to four.
“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall”. – ( Quote Act II, Scene I).
Measure for Measure – William Shakespeare
Congrats Anthony.
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Just checked Greg “bin” Laden’s blog and he’s posted the following reply to a comment, regarding Wattsupwiththat:
“Actually, it shouldn’t be on the list at all. Thanks for reminding me. I’ll take care of that”
I think that says it all. THE MAN IS GREEN WITH ENVY.
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“Drill baby, drill!”
The picture name is very telling:
http://images.wikio.com/images/w/10160/notitle.jpg
Way to go Anthony, moderators, those who post and those who read, you all deserve a big hand!
Congrats again!
See, people do like science when the data is raw and proper logic is applied, or, when shining a light on those who do seem to do the contrary.
Funny–the “Wikio” score for WUWT was 138.9, while the corresponding numbers for “Wired Science” (shown #1), “Climate Progress”, shown #2, and “RealClimate” (shown #4), were 137.2, 100.0, and 46.1, respectively, as of this date and time! For
general blogs, the “Huffington Post” came in with a “Wikio” score of 1578.5.
REPLY: I fear it is about to get even weirder. Here is what it used to look like when at #2:
http://images.wikio.com/images/w/1123b/watts-up-with-thatc.jpg
– A
Congratulations!
Seems like Wikio shifted your blog’s category, to ‘general’ from ‘science’.
So you’re lower ranked, but in a much larger pool.
I’d say that is a backhanded recognition that you are now running a mainstream blog.
Clearly, Greg Laden is about to apply some warmist ‘adjustments’ to the data.
It’s just not FAIR that some sites keep getting all the attention. Hopefully the Obama administration will overhaul the blogosphere along with talk radio. We need a method to infuse more diversity, equality and social justice into this medium. Here are a few must-haves for the makeover:
Each site should be allowed a set number of visits after which it would be taken “off-air” to allow people to branch out and find other blogs offering different opinions. This “set number” would be weighted with a special “credibility factor” established by Jim Hansen and Gavin Schmidt. The more a given site agrees with the scientific consensus, the greater the number of visits they would be allotted. For example Open Mind would receive an initial allotment of 830 million hits. And because 99.99% of climate scientists, not associated with Big Oil or Big Tobacco, agree with Open Mind material… a site like WUWT would be allowed approximately 30 accesses.
Imagine how enlightened all of the SUV driving, Polar bear hating rubes would become if we only gave them the chance. This would be a win-win for the planet and its people.
Mine has been at 42 +/- 20 the last 26 months.
Congratulations, Anthony! I find the openness of the blog refreshing, commenters from all walks seem to find their way onto here….it makes for some interesting give & take, unlike, well, RealClimate for example.
The scientific knowledge & credentials of many regular contributors and commenters are quite impressive, where would we be without you, Leif, Willis and others?
As I’ve said before, you throw a GREAT party!! p.s. tip of the hat to the mods!
Can the Joe Romm messy explosion be far behind?
Seriously, Anthony. . . think back. Think way back. When you were starting the blog, was there a starry eyed groupie who wanted to be your bestest pal and sidekick and you told him to take a hike? And now maybe he’s elected himself your nemesis, ala Buddy/Syndrome in _The Incredibles_?
Greg Made a Post in the comments section of the blog rankings that said “It should’t be on the list at all”, speaking of Watts up with that, at least is seems that way. Maybe I’m Confused. If it is true, then He has no right or reason to remove this blog.
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/06/the_june_wikio_rankings.php
REPLY: Although “smokey” overstepped the bounds of sensibility and good taste, and I would not blame Laden for being angry after reading something like that, he might be referring to his own blog site being in the list. Since he’s the moderator of the rankings it would seem a conflict of interest. Time will tell. -Anthony
Anthony, your blog may be the fourth one down on my list to visit, but still tops as the one I read. Thanks pg
Congrats Anthony! This is a great site. You deserve it!
Congratulations Anthony, I usually check in on your blog a couple of times a day to see what’s new.
All the best.
On the Wikio link, wattsupwiththat is still listed in number 2, but the title and picture have vanished – which suggests someone fiddling with it (ie hacking of some sort).
The recent topics for the number two place is “Recent topics : Sciences • Global warming • Climate Change • Meteorology • NASA • ClimateGate • Environment • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Earth Sciences • Solar System • Greenpeace”
and in the top posts section has the following
” * Arctic Sea Ice about to hit ‘normal’ – what will the news say?
* The insanity of greenery
* GISS & METAR – dial “M” for missing minus signs: it’s worse than we thought
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So Mr Watts
Are you gonna sell out, load the site with pop ups and write what your new ‘customers’ tell you?
Or are you gonna keep it just so, building on why you got here in the first place?
REPLY: I don’t foresee any changes just because WUWT gets named to a #1 position on a list. Traffic wise, WUWT has been at #1 for some time. -A
Congrats! You most certainly created an addicting blog. I’m just a silly geneticist. I had no real interest in climate science until last year when I realized the AGW foolishness not only wasn’t going away, but they were going to tax me for it. I decided I’d better educate myself quickly. I really appreciate the posts here. The subjects are explained such that climate laymen (like me) can understand without being overly simplistic and condescending. Even the comments are smart and often hilariously snarky. Thanks to you, Steve, Willis, and all your other contributors for the fine work on this noble cause.
T.
WUWT is #1 because it is satisfying a need that people feel—called the truth.
ClimateAudit at #8—might be ranked much higher, but those snippers hurt. Although in the end it is probably where Steve M wants it to be.
I think ClimateProgress and RealClimate are in the top 10 because of troll addicts; “refresh….refresh….refresh….refresh….refresh….I don’t have a life” 😉
Why would you want “approval’ from another Hahvahd blowhard like Laden? Anthropologists wouldn’t know science if it jumped out of the bushes and bit ’em in the butt. We have a couple of Hahvahd grads up here in the frozen north, Ignatief and Miller. Two more PhDs that should be recalled. Laden appears to be “Connolley-lite”. Any list that maintains RealClimate in it should be immediately suspect as troll bait.
It would be childish and vidictive for alarmists/warmists to try and sabotage your rankings because they do not agree and have issues with you content and says more about them and their motivations than it does about wattsupwiththat.
I visit nearly every day and enjoy taking in real science and objective views and appreciate all the posters who make a real community, the readers and contributors and the authors all make this the number one site on the net regardless of what others claim.
We have one avenue at least of accurate unbiased intelligent climate news that the vested interests cannot tamper with, we are indeed very lucky bunnies!
BTW spare a thought and a good word for the greeniewatch site please, it works in your shadow and is not linked but is no less interesting for that.
I wonder where Jane Lubchenco’s ClimateCentral.org would come in if twere a blog allowing comments.
Isn’t it funny how what’s supposed to be the most reliable source, goverment/NOAA doesn’t allow open discussion.
What a joke those people are.