As far as social media goes, this season has hit a new low for armchair experts and their cynicism, particularly when it comes to the abundance of circles in July.

There are those who just can’t get it out of their thick, opinionated and completely misguided skulls that circle makers are somehow receiving some recompense from Monique Klinkenbergh as their outings coincided with the lead up to her conference weekend.

We recently read a lot of unintelligent, accusatory drivel from Dene Hine, pushing out enough tears to fill a large bowl. Next up was Hine’s wannabe agent, the eternally sour Hamish Jacobs, who couldn’t resist backing up his desired man-mate by crying foul about the small but beautiful formation at Odstone Barn:

Another ‘gordian knot’? Really? It’s only been done like 50 times. Old habits die hard, I guess. Anyone could be forgiven for thinking that someone is getting paid for all this promotion for this weekend’s circus by the usual vested interests in Wiltshire. No one does all that time, and effort, for free. There’s a kickback somewhere along the line.

This must be the most cynical post I have ever read with regard to an individual crop circle. It says more about world famous art-critic Hamish’s view on the world than it does for any crop circle or its maker.

Yeah, he is completely clueless, but any excuse to tarnish the reputation of Klinkenbergh. Let’s not forget she has history with Hine after both appeared in a chaotic documentary for Chinese television.

But there is the truth:

No circle maker is paid money for illegally producing their work. No circle maker has an arrangement or agreement (informal or otherwise) to produce circles for a conference. Hamish can’t believe this as it flies against the hilariously deluded, misguided and bitter narrative he’s constructed inside his own head. Could it be that the increased frequency of the circles’ appearance has something to do with the unusually hot weather that has signalled the wheat harvest beginning at least two weeks earlier than expected?

As for the criticism of the circle, it’s amusing to hear the rantings of a mushroom whose experience in the field amounts to that of the average penguin. He can offer uninformed opinions, but nothing else. Someone hand the boring helmet a stomper and let’s see what he can do.

Nah, we don’t think so either. But it’s easy to exploit social media and attempt to speak like you’re some sort of expert when, in reality, you’re some uniformed, ignorant and deluded individual on the other side of the world.

Do all croppies a big favour, Hamish, and unplug your head from that circular muscle, find a new hobby and just chill out.