I am not in the habit of criticizing things but I will definitely critique unjust behavior and deceit (and I hope my readers understand the difference between criticize and critique). Yesterday on her Facebook page (and also many times in the past) a woman named Aluna Joy Yaxkin made statements regarding the sacred site of Palenque in Mexico (http://sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/palenque.html) that are spurious, counterfeit and exaggerated. Without any proof or evidence, beyond her own ‘New-age’ assumptions, Aluna said that Palenque is a “multi-dimensional city where the Star People (The first people) descended from the sky”. In my opinion, having visited Palenque numerous times, having an extensive archaeological understanding of the Maya culture, and being unaware of any reputable scientist saying the same thing (Aluna is not an archaeologist, merely a tourist) her statement is rubbish, calculated misinformation, and deceitful advertising. I posted a clearly written response to her post on her Facebook page, which was quickly removed. I then posted the following comments, which I also expect will be removed.

In the United Nations and the New York Times, on Amazon, Wikipedia and Google, ALL reviews - not only the favorable ones - are presented for the viewer’s consideration and benefit. But not here on Aluna’s Facebook page. An accurate and well-written critique of Aluna’s exaggerated advertising claims and archaeological misinformation was posted by Martin Gray of http://sacredsites.com/ and then quickly removed by someone else, presumably Aluna Joy. Was this done in service to her clients or to herself? Was truth told or abused? Will this 2nd post also be censored like the media in Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other repressive regimes or will fair reporting be respected? Is this a forum for lies or honesty?