Comments on: This is not Mike Arrington’s Fault. It’s Mine

By: John

John — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:48:28 +0000

All i have to say is September 18th-19th 2008 Vegas baby.

I would like to say that we were well taken care of as attendees Rick Dave there family, friends and Patti are all great people. my look towards what I do online has now changed for the better i know all my work is not for nothing and that i am on the right path so i will see you in Vegas.

Thank You all

John C

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:05:06 +0000

Well this sounds entirely more plausible than the sexy idea I had going in my head: That since Mashable was a last minute sponsor, Arrington last minute dropped. Now that would make for some good rumormill.

By: John

John — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:51:46 +0000

Thing like this happen what can you do the show was still better then i thought it would be. glad this is all water under the bridge. Hope you will ask him back and he says yes.

John

By: Matt Schlicht

Matt Schlicht — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:24:59 +0000

First off I understand that he is busy and has a business to run. Thats fine.

But…

The facts are there, he agreed to come. However, he didn’t and he chose to do it in a very unprofessional way. Its just too bad and I know I’m not alone when I say that I’m not impressed.

Too cool for us. Whatever man.

By: Joe Duck | Joe Hunkins

Joe Duck | Joe Hunkins — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:11:24 +0000

Rick this is an excellent apology and clears up all the confusion. I was sorry to miss this - Mike or not it sounds like you put on a good show.

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Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:41:21 +0000

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By: Jim Durbin

Jim Durbin — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:58:05 +0000

Rick,

Thank you for writing this, but you’re not responsible for the attacks on Mike. After reading his notes, and updates, his basic answer is that he leads conference organizers on with promises of showing, when he has no interest in appearing.

That’s his right, but it’s rather un-bloggy of him. You undoubtedly chose Mike because he’s a blogging success story, and many people look to him as an industry leader. As he has made clear with his statements, he not only doesn’t want to be an industry leader, he also has a thin skin when it comes to blogging.

He has a business to run, and there are negative consequences to attending conferences. Anyone who runs a business loses revenue and opportunity when they take time off to go to an industry conference. While I can sympathize with his dilemma - it doesn’t excuse his tone.

What he’s really saying is that none of this matters to him. He’s important enough that he doesn’t need to make nice with the blogging industry. Message received.

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Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:57:23 +0000

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By: Shama Hyder

Shama Hyder — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:38:06 +0000

Hey Rick-

At such a huge event, things are bound to happen. I think it is fantastic that you cleared up the miscommunication. The expo was absolutely fantastic and I look forward to next year.