[tom]

I hope this signals the end of folks walking on egg shells around Arrington. He's no longer a "newsman". He's no longer going to make or break every startup that ends up on AOLCrunch. He's just an investor hoping for deal flow. An investor who's proven he's probably not the guy you'd want to work with, probably not the guy you'd want to partner with, probably not the guy who will ever be on anyone's side but his own. Kudos to Zawinski for calling him out.

[notatoad]

people walk on eggshells around arrington? i thought he was pretty much universally reviled, people are constantly calling him out for various crap. maybe not startup people who want his money/coverage, but bloggers and other hangers-on.

i like this site: http://www.ismikearringtonadick.com/

[akkartik]

jwz would have said this a year ago or three years ago. Timing has nothing to do with it, I think.

[wmf]

Or it just signals that jwz has nothing to gain/lose from Arrington.

[igorgue]

I don't think he was ever able to "make or break" a startup.

[suking]

see: quora, qwiki and I'm sure others. Constant fanning on a major tech site definitely can help.