Table 1.
Principal web sites involved in the blogosphere’s response to the publication of LOG12.
| Website | Google hitsa | Blog Postsb |
|---|---|---|
| wattsupwiththat.com | 747 | 11 |
| joannenova.com.au | 82 | 8 |
| junkscience.comd | 40 | 3 |
| climateaudit.org* | 36 | 11 |
| bishophill.squarespace.com | 33 | 4 |
| australianclimatemadness.comc | 30 | 7 |
| climatedepot.com*d | 20 | 17 |
| rankexploits.com/musings | 18 | 6 |
| warwickhughes.com | 16 | 0 |
| noconsensus.wordpress.com | 13 | 2 |
Sites identified with an asterisk were among the 5 sites contacted by LOG12 with an invitation to participate in the study.
aTotal number of hits on each site to the name of the first author of LOG12 that fell within the period 28 August-18 October, 2012.
bTotal number of blog posts featuring recursive theories about LOG12 posted within the period 28 August-18 October, 2012.
cThis blog is not among the top-30 “skeptic” sites but was a principal player in the response to LOG12 because its proprietor launched several freedom-of-information requests relating to LOG12.
dThese blogs reposted content from other blogs but published no original content of their own.