As your post asks, “While his method is very questionnable, why does (or did) he have to open up the New PR Wiki to everyone? Who says he has to?”

Well, no one says he ‘has to’ open his project up. It was, as you called it “questionnable.” “It” being his strategy and presumptive suggestion that he ‘knew’ who could do the job.

So, not to rehash old nonsense, let us just notice that if you go to the wiki now, the project has already withered like a promising late bloom greeted by cold winter winds. The last contribution was “December 09″ and before that it was “Novembere 30″.

And, the posts are mostly self-serving “aren’t we great, look what we do/did” and are without any depth. The depth I think everyone wants is methodology and specific practices / applications so that we can – indeed – move forward. The reality is – there aren’t that many public examples of small, medium and/or big firm success stories. Or, if they do exists – the firms likely consider that proprietary and don’t want to share.

I believe his intentions and goals are good, but went about it the wrong way. I posted my thoughts at my blog the other day. (Sorry, it’s a post that turned into a book.)

While the effort can try to be all inclusive, it is not possible. It is good that Rubel is open to revisions. Let’s just hope that this bears some positive fruit.
Mike

You are a very, very bad man.

Well, it isn’t as if I wanted to participate anyway. But, I would like for more PR bloggers to reach out to many other PR educators around the world. Think of how it will aid not just the students – but the future employers, too.

I do appreciate those that do reach out to the students. You know that, don’t you?

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and with selfish intentions. This seems to be a bit of both.