My bevvy of climate zealot detractors often say that I’m washed up, and that “nobody reads WUWT anymore”. I recently got a piece of hate mail saying essentially that, so I decided to check. It’s been awhile since I did.
For anyone who frequents here, these results aren’t surprising. Lower numbers are better.
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wattsupwiththat.com
Compared with some other skeptical websites, we are doing pretty well:
https://www.alexa.com/find-similar-sites#site=wattsupwiththat.com
How about that bastion of reality, RealClimate?
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/realclimate.org
Compared to some other similar climate sites:
https://www.alexa.com/find-similar-sites#site=realclimate.org
And then there’s our favorite detractor, “Slandering Sou” aka Miriam O’Brien from “Hotwhopper”:
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hotwhopper.com
Looks like “Sou” is about to fall off the edge of detection, again.
And here’s some similar hilarious wannabees that are on my blogspawn list with moyhu (aka Nick Stokes) being the exception:
https://www.alexa.com/find-similar-sites#site=hotwhopper.com
UPDATE: I forgot another one of my detractors, the irascible David Appell:
My advice to my detractors?
Try harder, kids!
Of course, my sincere thanks to the readers, guest authors, and moderators for keeping WUWT #1
Keep up the good work!
Having some good trustworthy friends is a blessing. WUWT is such a friend to me. I am in awe of your effort, Anthony, and of the team around you.
Years back experiencing the slow but steady degradation of the “quality media” it felt for me like a personal experience in isolation. Was it just me?
No, it was not. Your site was the first to learn me my observations made sense and I was not the only one having them.
For me science starts with curiosity, good observation, honesty and open discussion. These are qualities I see in you and on your site, so there you are!
What bothers me most about Google is they claim they have no liability for the prurient and vulgar material they pump through their networks because they have no control what goes through – they’re just a pipe. With their insistence and intention to act as free speech’s filter, they edit content through their networks, they should be subject to liability for the sick material they do let through.
This just shows that rational people like facts, data and robust debate, while climate change enthusiasts continue to operate on fact-free emotion, the way religious cults always have.
Thanks for all the years of hard work that you and your team have done for us. Your site is a daily read.
Good luck and good health to all.
Robin
May this site and its pursuit of science live on in perpetuum, long after our remains have contributed methane, and our cremains have contributed CO2 to benefit the planet.
Congratulations Anthony and WUWT’s Collaborative that make this a magnet for intellectual scientific discourse and joy for all participants. Having been remiss in donations as a retiree with limited cash flow a big C-Note is on the way. Hope others will follow my lead. Many thanks Anthony.