Phat writes:
There are many examples of competent people who also, for one reason or another, seek to be in the public eye. One cannot assume that just because a professional is in the media and is, in fact, advertising themselves or their profession that this inevitably means that they are a huckster.
On the other hand, if they're not promoting themselves in the media you can be pretty sure that they're not a huckster.
An honest discussion is more of a peer review than a pep rally. My toughest critics here are the people who agree with me. -- ringo