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Although his following of Dawkian atheist has significantly waned post [[Elevatorgate]] and due to his generally [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins|abrasive manner]], as noted above, he does retain a small cult following (See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]] [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]] and [[Atheist cults]]).   

Although his following of Dawkian atheist has significantly waned post [[Elevatorgate]] and due to his generally [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins|abrasive manner]], as noted above, he does retain a small cult following (See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]] [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]] and [[Atheist cults]]).   

According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]] (which directly measures his website's traffic through their service which he subscribes to), the web traffic of Richard Dawkins's website fell in 2012 (see graph below).<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-has-been-bad-year-for-richard.html 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast]</ref> Dawkins mishandled his 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] scandal and lost many supporters in 2012. By October of 2014, the web traffic for his website fell to about 22,000 unique visitors a month according to Quantcast.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2014/10/richard-dawkins-loss-of-influence.html Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]</ref><ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net Quantcast traffic graph for Richard Dawkins' website]</ref> On the other hand, the website of [[Creation Ministries International]] received about 264,000 unique visitors a month in October of 2014.<ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/creation.com Quantcast data for Creation.com]</ref>  

According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]] (which directly measures his website's traffic through their service which he subscribes to), the web traffic of Richard Dawkins's website fell in 2012 (see graph below).<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-has-been-bad-year-for-richard.html 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast]</ref> Dawkins mishandled his 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] scandal and lost many supporters in 2012. By October of 2014, the web traffic for his website fell to about 22,000 unique visitors a month according to Quantcast.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2014/10/richard-dawkins-loss-of-influence.html Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]</ref><ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net Quantcast traffic graph for Richard Dawkins' website]</ref> On the other hand, the website of [[Creation Ministries International]] received about 245,000 unique visitors a month in October of 2014.<ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/creation.com Quantcast data for Creation.com]</ref>  

Dawkins is a leading figure in the [[New Atheism]] movement which was called a cult by the [[agnosticism|agnostic]], journalist Bryan Appleyard in a 2012 article in the ''New Statesman'' in which he describes the abusive behavior of New Atheists.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2012/02/neo-atheism-atheists-dawkins ''The God wars'' by Bryan Appleyard], ''New Statesman''</ref> The Dawkian atheists have been able to to retain Richard Dawkins being labeled as an atheist in his [[Wikipedia]] article despite Dawkins repeatedly and adamantly declaring that he is an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and/or flip-flopping his public persona between atheism and agnosticism (See: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]]).  

Dawkins is a leading figure in the [[New Atheism]] movement which was called a cult by the [[agnosticism|agnostic]], journalist Bryan Appleyard in a 2012 article in the ''New Statesman'' in which he describes the abusive behavior of New Atheists.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2012/02/neo-atheism-atheists-dawkins ''The God wars'' by Bryan Appleyard], ''New Statesman''</ref> The Dawkian atheists have been able to to retain Richard Dawkins being labeled as an atheist in his [[Wikipedia]] article despite Dawkins repeatedly and adamantly declaring that he is an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and/or flip-flopping his public persona between atheism and agnosticism (See: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]]).  

[[File:Richard Dawkins web traffic 12-23-12.png|thumbnail|center|750px|According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the web traffic of Richard Dawkins's website fell in 2012.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-has-been-bad-year-for-richard.html 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast]</ref> Dawkins mishandled his 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] scandal and lost many supporters in 2012. By October of 2014, the web traffic for his website fell to about 22,000 unique visitors a month.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2014/10/richard-dawkins-loss-of-influence.html Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]</ref><ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net Quantcast traffic graph for Richard Dawkins' website]</ref> On the other hand, the website of [[Creation Ministries International]] received about 264,000 unique visitors a month in October of 2014.<ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/creation.com Quantcast data for Creation.com]</ref> ]]

[[File:Richard Dawkins web traffic 12-23-12.png|thumbnail|center|750px|According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the web traffic of Richard Dawkins's website fell in 2012.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-has-been-bad-year-for-richard.html 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast]</ref> Dawkins mishandled his 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] scandal and lost many supporters in 2012. By October of 2014, the web traffic for his website fell to about 22,000 unique visitors a month.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2014/10/richard-dawkins-loss-of-influence.html Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]</ref><ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net Quantcast traffic graph for Richard Dawkins' website]</ref> On the other hand, the website of [[Creation Ministries International]] received about 245,000 unique visitors a month in October of 2014.<ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/creation.com Quantcast data for Creation.com]</ref> ]]

== Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans over their use of profanity and gossip ==

== Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans over their use of profanity and gossip ==