100m countup open thread

UPDATE: Anyone who can get the screencap showing the counter at 100,000,000 on the right sidebar will get a free 100 million coffee cup with a special cartoon from Josh – Anthony

Hilary Ostrov writes via email:

Not sure where else to post this so that you will see it, but as I write, your blogstats are sitting at 99,965,942 views … so your blog is rapidly approaching a very significant milestone – which I anticipate will probably be reached within the next day or so (if not sooner!)

May I suggest that you start a Countup thread, so that lurkers and fans may express their thoughts as this milestone approaches … This will build excitement and traffic – and confound the “powers that wannabe”, I’m sure 😉

On one hand it thought to myself “it’s just a number, no big deal” on the other hand I thought “this only comes once, and a number of people have emailed me about it, so there must be some excitement going on”.

So, who am I to argue with the lady? Sound off below.

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January 6, 2012 10:12 pm

let me be the first on this post to congratulate y’all ! brilliant work folks !

JustMEinT Musings
January 6, 2012 10:13 pm

I am happy to blow a trumpet and announce to the word that this blog is fantastic and more, many many more peopke could benefit from subscribing to it!
Countdown Congratulations

JustMEinT Musings
January 6, 2012 10:13 pm

People even! Grrrrrrr drat finger nails

January 6, 2012 10:14 pm

Go for it!

Independent
January 6, 2012 10:14 pm

Congratulations on a fantastic achievement, Anthony!

Andrew
January 6, 2012 10:16 pm

Like I always say… you only turn 100,000,000 once… Congratulations!
Andrew

rk
January 6, 2012 10:21 pm

I rarely comment, but often read. Wow!…just Wow!
Congrats…great website

kbray in california
January 6, 2012 10:21 pm

As a visual image of 100 million vs the US population….
Of any group gathered anywhere in the USA, a theater, classroom, assembly, congress, etc,
30 percent of those in the room would raise their hand knowing who WUWT is.
I know these are not unique views, but this visual image is quite remarkable.
GREAT JOB !!! Anthony et al.

January 6, 2012 10:22 pm

Keep takin’ it to ’em Anthony!

Hilary Ostrov (aka hro001)
January 6, 2012 10:24 pm

Anthony, I’m so glad you decided not to argue with me 😉
As of this comment: 99,969,427 views and counting!
That’s 3,485 in less than an hour! May WUWT continue to go and grow from strength to strength (and milestone to milestone!)
Hilary
[And more than 740,000 reader comments – another extremely impressive number – all in just 5 years. ~dbstealey, mod.]
[P.S.: Don’t forget to vote for WUWT for “Best Science” site. If we win this year, we will be retired, since three years running puts us permanently in the Hall of Fame, and we’ll never have to vote again. ~dbs, mod.]

Leon Brozyna
January 6, 2012 10:26 pm

Looks like it’ll be a hundred million Saturday, so congrats are in order to you and your team.
Just think … in three or four years, it’ll be a quarter billion.

dtbronzich
January 6, 2012 10:26 pm

Excellent! Wonderful news!

Hoser
January 6, 2012 10:27 pm

1 myriad myriad. Cool.

January 6, 2012 10:30 pm

99,970,372 views as I write from Pattaya in Thailand. The current time is13:27hrs on Saturday afternoon. How about everyone who posts putting down where you are and also the local time and number of views?
A superb achievement by any standards. I’l make a visit to the tip jar over the next couple of days.
Cheers!

January 6, 2012 10:33 pm

Wow, I feel almost homeopathic in my influence.
Long life and prosperity to Anthony and all who sails with him ..

spangled drongo
January 6, 2012 10:34 pm

Congrats Anthony on all your hard work. You deserve all the success you get. You made it happen.

tokyoboy
January 6, 2012 10:35 pm

Congratulations Anthony and The Team!!!!!!
Unfortunately I’ll be in a deep sleep when you get 100 million.
Now 3:35 pm Saturday here over the Pacific Ocean.

Sera
January 6, 2012 10:37 pm

Worth every moment- congratulations.

Tony
January 6, 2012 10:39 pm

Same number as above as I type this from Adelaide in South Australia 5.08pm Saturday 7/1/12 or in the US 1/7/12. Hot and humid but lets face it its just weather.

January 6, 2012 10:47 pm

Congratulations Mr. Watts, you have made the world a better place.

GregO
January 6, 2012 10:50 pm

Anthony,
This is a unique blog. Back in late 2009 when I first found out about the “silly factor” surrounding climate science, I found out about your blog I think from Icecap. Anyhow, the first time I logged on, I thought it was a student’s blog – it was just my first impression – there was such an atmosphere of innocent discovery and a true curiosity that just came through to me. It was only after a while that I figured out what a giant you have created here.
Anyhow, climate science and meteorology are not my chosen fields – I’m an engineer. But, I am also a voting citizen in a democracy so it is important to be informed and participate in discovering the truth of so-called man-made global warming – so here I am; you are stuck with me now. There is a lot to learn here, and I appreciate the forum/salon you have created.
Congratulations on your continuing success.
Greg Olsen
Tempe Arizona

kim
January 6, 2012 10:52 pm

Well, it’s a start.
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neilbes
January 6, 2012 10:53 pm

Finally a post that i can reply to that wont make me look stupid. 99,979.970 page views and i’m sure that at least half are down to me.Keep up the good work and i’ll keep up the lurking, all the best from Gosport south coast of England 06.62 am.

ANH
January 6, 2012 10:55 pm

London UK, 06.53, 7th January 2012, the count is 9,970,949.

redc1c4
January 6, 2012 10:57 pm

are we there yet?

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