The design police at Google say they'll push this site down the search rankings

This website has been told if I don't redesign it I will be punished by Google's search engine. #mobilegeddon

Google Webmaster Tools sent me an email

Fix mobile usability issues found on http://www.itskeptic.org/
To: webmaster of http://www.itskeptic.org/
Google systems have tested 835 pages from your site and found that 100% of them have critical mobile usability errors. The errors on these 835 pages severely affect how mobile users are able to experience your website. These pages will not be seen as mobile-friendly by Google Search, and will therefore be displayed and ranked appropriately for smartphone users.
Fix this now

What if i don't want to? What if I think my users are perfectly capable of browsing in two dimensions? What if i can't afford the investment to redesign the site for mobile navigation? What if my attempt to do so ended in user frustration and endless support calls for me?

Doesn't matter. Google decides what mobile sites should look like, and if I dont conform to that orthodoxy I'll be bumped down the search results.

Never mind what the quality of content is.

Love Google.

How do you feel about browsing it on a mobile device?

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