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The new John Benneth policy

By pharyngula on January 9, 2011.

That loopy homeopath, John Benneth, is bragging now that he is the most widely read homeopath in the world, and that his blog has broken all previous viewership records. He's quite proud of this "accomplishment".

One of the last John Benneth Journal entries for 2010, IN ONE YEAR, has broken all previous viewership records and sparked more commentary and outrage amongst the pharmaceutical company stooges than any previous Journal entry, enlisting the usual fury and nasty responses.

He seems to be aware of how it happened: I linked to that one article. What he doesn't seem to appreciate, though, is that what I giveth, I can take away, and that it doesn't say much for homeopathy that one link from one blog can make such a dramatic difference in his traffic.

So, because he thinks it's meaningful, I've added a little filter to this site: using "johnbenneth.wordpress.com" in a comment will get it held for moderation…and it won't be approved. Bye bye, Mr Benneth.

You'll have to look him up indirectly, as in this mention on FSTDT. Otherwise, ignore the loon.

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