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The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]]). In 1990, the [[atheism|atheist]] philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheism and apathy|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments (see: [[Atheist apologetics]]).<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref> In 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]]).
The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]]). In 1990, the [[atheism|atheist]] philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheism and apathy|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments (see: [[Atheist apologetics]]).<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref> In 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]]).
On the whole, the misguided efforts to promote [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] not been very effective on the internet (see also: [[Ineffectiveness of atheist internet outreach]]).<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> On the other hand, [[Internet evangelism|Christian internet evangelism]] has been very effective.<ref>http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok</ref>
On the whole, the misguided efforts to promote [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] not been very effective on the internet (see also: [[Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world]]).<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> On the other hand, [[Internet evangelism|Christian internet evangelism]] has been very effective.<ref>http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok</ref>
Unlike [[Christianity]], which is supported by a large body of sound evidence (see: [[Christian apologetics]]), atheism/agnosticism [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism|have no proof and evidence supporting their ideologies]].<ref>
Unlike [[Christianity]], which is supported by a large body of sound evidence (see: [[Christian apologetics]]), atheism/agnosticism [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism|have no proof and evidence supporting their ideologies]].<ref>
* [http://www.carm.org/atheism.htm Atheism] by [[Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry]]</ref>
* [http://www.carm.org/atheism.htm Atheism] by [[Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry]]</ref>
== Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic ==
== Loss of Google referral traffic to the Secular Web's website ==
See also: [[Internet atheism]]
[[File:Internet Infidels Google referral traffic as of July 20, 2023 according to SEMRush.jpg|thumbnail|center|1200px|Since 2011, the Secular Web's website lost a high proportion of its Google referral web traffic.
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Google uses over 200 factors to evaluate the quality and the relevance of a website to various topics.]]
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== Secular Web's significant drop in global ranking according to SimilarWeb.com and Alexa ==
{{See also|Internet atheism}} and [[Growth of global desecularization]]
{{See also|Internet atheism}} and [[Growth of global desecularization]]
[[File:Infidels.org Google traffic.png|600px|center|thumbnail|From January 2015 to December 2019, the Secular Web saw a steep loss of Google referral traffic (commonly called organic traffic by web marketing professionals).
=== 2023: Secular Web's drop in global market share according to SimilarWeb.com ===
[[File:Infidels.org SimilarWeb.com ranking on 3-10-2023.jpg|1200px|center|thumbnail|According to SimilarWeb.com, the Secular Web experienced a very large drop in its website popularity ranking.
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According to Google, "To give you the most useful information, Search algorithms look at many factors, including the words of your query, relevance and usability of pages, expertise of sources... To help ensure Search algorithms meet high standards of relevance and quality, we have a rigorous process that involves both live tests and thousands of trained external Search Quality Raters from around the world."<ref>[https://www.google.com/search/howsearchworks/algorithms/ How Search algorithms work]</ref>]]
According to SimilarWeb.com, in January 2023, the Secular Web website went from being the 627,509th most popular website to being the 1,234,759th popular website. ]]
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=== 2021: Secular Web's drop in global market share ===
[[File:Secular web alexa 5-22-2021.PNG|300px|center|thumbnail|The Secular Web experienced a large drop in its global market from February 21, 2021 to May 21, 2021 according to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]].
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Specifically, the Secular Web went from being the 315,077th most popular website in the world to being the 577,111th most popular website during this period according to Alexa.]]
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=== 2019: Secular Web's drop in global market share ===
=== 2019: Secular Web's drop in global market share ===
[[File:Infidels.org alexa ranking 12-29-2019.png|300px|center|thumbnail|The Secular Web experienced a large drop in its global market from November 29, 2019 to December 29, 2019 according to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]]. Specifically, the Secular Web went from being the 315,077th most popular website in the world to being the 577,111th most popular website during this period according to Alexa.]]
[[File:Infidels.org alexa ranking 12-29-2019.png|300px|center|thumbnail|The Secular Web experienced a large drop in its global market from November 29, 2019 to December 29, 2019 according to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]].
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Specifically, the Secular Web went from being the 434,490th most popular website in the world to being the 692,575th most popular website during this period according to Alexa.]]
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=== Secular Web's previous drop in web traffic and global market share ===
==== Secular Web's previous drop in web traffic and global market share ====
According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref>
According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref>