Except PGP skill doesn't equal PR skill, not to mention that there might be a geographical, time-zone or language barrier.
Sometimes having a separate PR person is useful, even if it does tend to lead to the moronic statements salesdroids are infamous for. With care, this problem can be minimized.
In which case the person in question can hire their own PR person. If Community ConneXion had the resources, we would hire a PR person, because I would rather spend my time writing code and implementing anonymous systems than writing press releases and talking to reporters.
Only problem is, does anyone know of any other way to get our ideas to be accepted by Joe Sixpack?
I don't expect The Mythical Joe Sixpack to accept my views.
What is the essential difference between a jounalist writing an article and a volunteer writing a press release?
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