Table 3.
Summary of recursive – and at least partially conspiracist – hypotheses advanced in response to LOG12 during August–October 2012.
| ID | Date | Originatora | Summary of hypothesis | Criteriab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Aug | JN | Survey responses “scammed” by warmists | NI, PV, MbW, SS |
| 2 | 29 Aug | JN | “Skeptic” blogs not contacted | NI NS PV |
| 3 | 3 Sep | ROM | Presentation of intermediate data | NI, NS, MbW, UCT |
| 4 | 4 Sep | GC | “Skeptic” blogs contacted after delay | NI, NS, MbW, NoA, UCT |
| 5 | 5 Sep | SMcI | Different versions of the survey | NI, MbW, UCT |
| 6 | 6 Sep | SMcI | Control data suppressed | NI, NoA |
| 7 | 10 Sep | SMcI | Duplicate responses from same IP number retained | NS, MbW |
| 8 | 14 Sep | SMcI | Blocking access to authors’ websites | NI, PV, NoA |
| 9 | Various | Various | Miscellaneous hypotheses | See text |
| 10 | 12 Sep | AW | Global activism and government censorship | NI, PV, SS |
aAttribution is based on where and by whom a hypothesis was first proposed in public. JN, Jo “Nova” of joannenova.com.au; ROM, Anonymous commenter with pseudonym ROM at www.bishop-hill.net; GC, Geoff Chambers (commenter at www.shapingtomorrowsworld.org); SMcI, Steve McIntyre of www.climateaudit.com; AW, Anthony Watts of wattsupwiththat.com.
bNI, nefarious intent; NS, nihilistic skepticism; PV, persecuted victim; MbW, must be wrong; NoA, no accident; SS, self-sealing; UCT, unreflexive counterfactual thinking.