Your post and the conversation here is warranted. The original post and the secondary post by Baker might well be an attempt by a journalist to show the in-fighting of PR – and we took the bait, unfortunately.

Why does Baker call him the doyenne? It might be because Rubel has done a good job pitching himself, going out of his way to get speaking opportunities for himself, going out of his way to meet with the so-called A-list bloggers. Plus, location doesn’t hurt.

Maybe it’s time we educate others that there are other experts out there, less self-interested, that have better stories, pitches and are using blogs/wikis/podcasts in smart ways, moreso than just launching blogs.

Of course, like any such approach, a degree of richness is lost. In this particular instance, though, it really did come down to Stephen Baker’s word choice.

Is my own post maybe a bit self-promotional? Perhaps. Some people in our profession do it several times a day and get a free pass, so I should be allowed some small indulgence.

All that I’m saying is that I’ve had my hand in it a while, though with some bumps and false-starts along the way. (Being early often feels a lot like being wrong. I have stories… And scars.) I also wanted to give props to some the folks who have steadily and quietly offered thoughtful PR-related discourse.