I agree with all the points you raise in your first comment, Bernard. Thank you.

But telling PR people some of the “great mistakes” that they might do that will ruin their business with the press is rather useful right?

Neither did the blog pretend that all journalists are great persons and that none of them ever makes mistakes.

My experience on both sides has allowed me see most of the mistakes printed here, and journalists’ mistakes as well: dishonest, arrogant, stupid, stubborn… they have their share too. But you don’t need to be told that, do you?

I’m sure that as a PR person you are quite fine and do not repeatedly perpetuate the mistakes described here.

Of course you can smile at some of the mistakes decriibed and that you’re sure not to commit. That does not mean this blog is useless for you: . showing this blog to your clients is also a useful tool that you can use in some desperate cases, where all your huge efforts on educating your client simply have no effect.

You might want to link your comment/name to your website so that I can identify you better. And no, this is my first tryst with this blog – anyone smart enough would have realised that, as also what it was that I was taking objection to (and clearly, Rafe got my point as evident from his last comment). And finally, if you work for the PR industry, then this blog is beginning to make sense to me.

It is not that I am blind to problems plaguing the industry (read my comment here, if you have the time or the inclination: http://bit.ly/dvzkf ), my problem was with the non-stop badgering of PR execs without a word of appreciation for good work done by them, which I am sure you would agree can also be learnt from. I now understand the format of this blog doesn’t support that and too bad I didn’t give it more importance then when I was upset reading criticism after criticism.

You know what’s really funny in all this. Sitting far away in India, none of this should really matter to me. But it did. And about your attempt at a weak jab – statement of me probably working alone, I would be happy to get you to meet my clients when you are in India next.

I think I’ll stick around for a while – do what you can.

Anyone who has worked in PR for 15 years and can’t identify with what Rafe writes about probably works alone.

I wish the best to you, but please go away.

Furthermore, all the PR mistakes that have made it into this blog are teachable moments, and I treat them as such. Yes, highlighting these moments stings, and I am often rude enough to offend the delicate, but lessons with an emotional payload are more likely to be learned.

Victory is mine!

Finally, do you see me subscribing to your posts or twitter feed? No. So, I don’t need you to tell me not to read your blog. You can reserve your rudeness for your cathartic posts. And yes, I also changed my mind about PR needing a break from you. I am happy we are able to provide you with what I am sure is a much needed outlet for whatever you must be going through (outside dealing with PR people!)

Have a good day.

Give PR a break? Never!