I still find it extraordinary that PR folks have such a ballsy sense of entitlement about “reaching out” to one-person publishers and indie bloggers — it’s this ridiculous kabuki where they pretend like they’re performing some kind of essential public service. Well, it’s not a service (it’s a *paid nuisance*), and I’m tired of being expected to pretend that it is anything but white collar spam simply because my email address can be easily guessed and you happen to know my first name.

The people who _pay_ the more rodent-like PR people need to know what’s being done in their name and how it’s likely to affect their hard-fought reputation. It’s crummy and unprofessional work, and, if it’s not clear, I’m sick of spending hours a week politely asking people to knock it off.