@Sky ... you may be interested to know that Freddy thinks the same as you that many of the latest crop circles are hoaxes!!!
When Good News Is Bad News: the latest "crop circles".
It's about time crop circles made the headlines in Britain's top newspapers. And suddenly they are. But for all the wrong reasons.
In recent weeks we have seen small, yet complex-looking patterns depicting a dragonfly, a jellyfish, several fish heads (!) and now a stylized phoenix. But given the hostile reaction by farmers on whose fields these works of art appeared, it seems that whoever put them there did so with malicious intent.
I say this because, after careful observation, the tell-tale signs of human hoaxers are present in all of these works.
First, the designs are all based on techniques used by the same gang of criminals who've used the exact same template for earlier, already proven hoaxes. But more damaging is the evidence on the ground: they all required construction lines. And thanks to a couple of good observers, these have been found. But not, it seems, by the people reporing these 'crap circles' to the media.
Despite the fact that there has existed—and continues to exist—a real phenomenon based on the principles of light, sound and magnetics, these sensationalist articles are both good and bad. On the one hand they put the phenomenon top-of-mind in the public realm; on the other they help to further the aims of the hoaxing gangs— with as many as 14 people per group— who are getting high on precisely the kind of high-profile attention these works are now receiving. Like terrorist bombers, the more media coverege they get, the more they are encouraged.
For many years I have tried to promote the concept of not promoting images of crop circles if the designs are deemed to have been made by mechanical means. And all to little avail since this was deemed 'bad for business'. But since when did true researchers get involved for the sake of business? Surely the love of knowledge should be superior to the pay-off
The problem is exacerbated by individuals who now pass themselves off as 'crop circles experts' but yet know little about crop circles, and se the phenomenon as a prop for commercial gain.
I was speaking with a veteran crop circles researcher back in 2001 about a sudden and unusual rash of fake crop circles and their unusual placement along the flight path of commercial helicopters. He was able to confirm that this was indeed the case, and shared with me further evidence that it was possible that a minor number of croppies were working with hoaxers for comemrcial interests. While I am not at liberty to name my source or the names he volunteered, this information will come to light in his own good time.
Needless to say the idea left me shocked and moved. Even last year, while conducting a tour in southern Britain, another self-styled expert told the audience "it doesn't matter whether a crop circle is real or fake." It doesn't matter!? Let's take a look at the subtle difference: a hoax is a criminal act intended to deceive. On the other hand, the intent behind a genuine circle is to educate, enlighten, communicate, imprint information into the Earth's magnetic grid (proven), even heal. And given that beneficial energy fields have been noted in real crop circles, which have led to a number of healing experiences, I would say that there IS quite a difference.
Thus, telling the truth to the best of your ability is paramount in this subject.
In fact it is more than that: it is about responsibility and integrity. And right now there seems to be very little of either.
Back in 1991, when hoaxing was as rare as ice cubes in hell, the media embraced crop circles as a real phenomenon. The reporting was based on factual evidence by true experts in their fields, many of whom put their livelihoods at stake to bring the truth to the world. Like myself, at crushing personal expense. Then the British Ministry of Defense created Doug and Dave, fed them to the media, and spawned a generation of copy-cat hoaxers, attention-seekers and skeptics. And I don't just refer to those small-minded criminals out damaging farmer's livelihoods: I'm referring to those opportunists now masquerading as 'researchers'. My, how things have changed in a decade.