I wonder if us boycotting WU and CWOP will really make a difference. I may be wrong, but do most PWS stations (Accurite, Davis, etc.,) come with software pre-focused on sending data to WU and a few other places. I would think the majority of PWS stations do not have personal websites such as most of us here on the forum and simply enjoy having "their" data presented on WU's nice website...they're probably tickled to tell friends about their weather station being on WU. So, they don't need access to the WU products...they're just happy to see their data online. Depending on how many of these WU-dependent PWS owners there are WU may very well have enough data input to tell all of us to "take a hike". I don't think they're too concerned with actual accuracy as they are with numbers to show their advertisers and investors. Losing a few independent weather stations/websites (like us) that report to them won't harm them too much, I would think. In doing so they take away some independent competition that was using "their" products. It's a money-move for them, always has been. I just think they're seeing us as a thorn in the side and that it's time to scrap us to clean up their "image".
I've been neutral during their pangs and problems. I always figured I'd keep sending my data to them as long as they were there in an attempt to give them data to use in overcoming issues that we thought were plaguing them. My neutrality has shifted slightly negative at this point and I will be watching. The first verified denial of a product for use on my website (which I'm not sure what is, other than a radar image on my front page which updates every *30* minutes
) and my data will no longer be going to them. I'm not the sharpest blade in the drawer, but I know how to uncheck that little button beside Weatherunderground's name.
Looking at things,
I'm sad to say that I will most likely be unchecking that button. No tears for WU, but I do wish them and all the lemmings well......nothing personal towards the lemmings, of course!.