Really critical comment section
I believe that the state of Chris Nelder's brain is such that when the comments section turns roundly against him he believes that "paid shills" are descending upon him.
Mr. Nelder - read these comments carefully. See how many are critical of you, and how these comments get the most thumbs up.
This is a very poor piece of hyper-velintating politicized science you have presented here. If the comments are this negative on a Smarter Planet web site, just imagine how poor they would be on a more mainstream web site.
It looked like you were breaking through to the mainstream with Financial Times and Slate pieces. Now that is appears to be over. Perhaps the poor quality of your research explains why.
You can do better. Please do.
