They are only irrelevant when you are issuing forth propaganda. When you are pursuing scientific endeavors they are totally relevant.
That's why you ignore them, science isn't important to you...propaganda is.
I suggest you review Scientific Ethics.
Your assertions are without merit, support or relevance.
Trakar- I specifically asked you about your thoughts on Mann's use of the upside down Tiljander proxy. without it Mann08 is only valid to the mid 1600's. likewise for the much vilified Yamal proxy series that was purposely left unupdated because the more complete series does not show the hockeystick uptick. Westwall is correct in questioning your ethics when you unabashedly accept inferior data, inferior methodologies and inferior conclusions simply because they agree with your point of view.
do you agree with the use of the upside down Tiljander series?
do you agree with the continued use of proxy series like Yamal which have updates that have not been included because it weakens the preferred results?
do you agree with methodologies that hide poor validation, such as those typically employed by Michael Mann? or more recently by Gergis?
you constantly claim to be a fervent follower of the scientific method yet you continue to promote papers that have major unresolved flaws even after those flaws have been pointed out.