Good points as always.

People need to remember, there’s no entrance exam to be a printed / traditional media wine critic either.

Here is one example, and there are plenty of examples that can be found elsewhere too, in other blogs and print media. Tim stated: “Regardless of credibility, competence, integrity or other measures of elitism that old-world media luddites and highbrow wine bloggers alike will spew about venomously to discourage new wine bloggers, you can still have influence.”

That sentence was completely unnecessary, a negative attack and stereotype that will likely perpetuate division and animosity. I think it significantly lessened the impact and efficacy of his entire argument. If someone else referred to “new wine bloggers” as “jealous, whiny, wannabee attention-seekers” there would be an uproar. We should be above such petty name calling. If we don’t like when others denigrate us, we should not resort to the same behavior.

I say, if a wine blogger is really credible they will prove it by their readership and basically minding to their own wine blog (business) and not worry what someone else is blogging. I have seen it too many times in life – no matter what the situation – - those with no or limited credibility will often destruct themselves quicker than what any panel of peers will do or dictate.

Cheers,
C~

Tim, I find your suggestion to move on most credible. Let’s all get writing, reading, and commenting! Cheers!

Great insight…as Gary V would say…you crushed it with this one.