Quote from Jed: “Per a suggestion from Peter Gluck, I should reword this a little: Since 2011, Rossi has caused more harm to cold fusion than…
I would phrase this differently, since 2011 Rossi has caused MORE interest in cold fusion than cold-fusion supporters such as JCMNS, McKubre, Rothwell, and Abd. Storms (the leading researcher in PdD) has indicated (at least until recently) that he thought that Rossi's claims may well be real. Piantelli came out of retirement and founded NICHenergy as a result of Rossi's claims. My guess is that Etiam Oy and Mizuno and others have been inspired by Rossi's claims. Godes has probably gained credibility and support in the "early" years as a result of Rossi's claims. I've already mentioned Rossi's use of micron-sized Ni powders, which has stimulated many researchers - including Godes! - to move in that direction.
I forgot to mention Celani (the Celani constantan wires etc.). But perhaps Celani has nothing either?