Comments on: The Daily Mail: An Apology http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/12/daily-mail-apology.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/12/daily-mail-apology.html#comment-8143 Anonymous Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:24:30 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/12/the-daily-mail-an-apology.html#comment-8143 I'm noticing a similar trend towards comments being oddly pro-homeopathy. The comments in the following story seem to overwhelmingly support homeopathy:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-451908/Homeopathy-worse-witchcraft--NHS-stop-paying-it.html<br /><br />They're citing the usual canards, such as a conspiracy by the pharmaceutical industry, quantum physics, and a wheelbarrow full of anecdotes. Yup, why won't people just listen to the physically impossible claims of homeopaths? I'm noticing a similar trend towards comments being oddly pro-homeopathy. The comments in the following story seem to overwhelmingly support homeopathy:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-451908/Homeopathy-worse-witchcraft–NHS-stop-paying-it.html

They're citing the usual canards, such as a conspiracy by the pharmaceutical industry, quantum physics, and a wheelbarrow full of anecdotes. Yup, why won't people just listen to the physically impossible claims of homeopaths?

]]> By: Taylor http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/12/daily-mail-apology.html#comment-5382 Taylor Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/12/the-daily-mail-an-apology.html#comment-5382 I have tried and tried and tried to leave a comment on articles on the Daily Mail website, with no luck whatsoever.<br/><br/>It's a fix! I have tried and tried and tried to leave a comment on articles on the Daily Mail website, with no luck whatsoever.

It’s a fix!

]]> By: Le Canard Noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/12/daily-mail-apology.html#comment-4763 Le Canard Noir Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/12/the-daily-mail-an-apology.html#comment-4763 I suggest you engage on the Daily Mail message Boards. Don't be rude. Don't ridicule others. Just be reasonable and gently challenge the various myths there. You will be banned very quickly! I suggest you engage on the Daily Mail message Boards. Don’t be rude. Don’t ridicule others. Just be reasonable and gently challenge the various myths there. You will be banned very quickly!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/12/daily-mail-apology.html#comment-4762 Anonymous Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/12/the-daily-mail-an-apology.html#comment-4762 You might like to know that the Mail has actively screened out comments supporting Ernst. They ignored mine, and also my next one challenging them about selective posting of comments. Others have reported the same. It was clearly a set-up. You might like to know that the Mail has actively screened out comments supporting Ernst. They ignored mine, and also my next one challenging them about selective posting of comments. Others have reported the same. It was clearly a set-up.

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