UTC   A hoax is an attempt to deceive some of the creators were careful to work in the middle of the night and leave no footprints etc apparently to deceive the gullible into believing no humans created the circles But some pranksters well call them may sneak around to avoid being caught but have no intention to influence public opinion They just want to impress their drinking buddies Next time theyll tie underwear to the top of a flagpole Finally there are artists and geometers who are trying to create beauty If we dont want to differentiate between these groups lets refer to creators     January