Fact two: Based on that conclusion, you were publicly rude and insulting to someone.

Fact three: Your conclusion was later shown to be inaccurate.

Leave the “conference model” out of it. It doesn’t have ANYTHING to do with why people are pissed at you.

People were pissed at you INITIALLY because you were publicly rude and insulting to someone based on an inaccurate conclusion you made.

The topic at hand could have been the negotiation of a nuclear disarmament treaty or comments on a hairstyle or some stupid un-conference. None of THAT matters. What matters is that you were publicly rude and insulting to someone based on an inaccurate conclusion you made.

People are pissed at you NOW because you should have just done the civilized and mature thing and said “Sorry, I fucked up, I was publicly rude and insulting to Scoble based on an inaccurate conclusion I made.”

Instead, you’re trying to justify your mistake by making it about the un-conference philosophy, trying to rationalize it by trying to obfuscate your wrong doing with claptrap about two sides to the story, and trying to shift blame to others (the “echo chamber,” the ones who “won’t swallow the pill you’re handing over”, etc.)

Blah blah blah. No one’s buying it. NONE OF THAT IS RELEVANT to the issue that has people upset with you.

Here’s the issue:

Fact one: You made a conclusion based on information at hand.

Fact two: Based on that conclusion, you were publicly rude and insulting to someone.

Fact three: Your conclusion was later shown to be inaccurate.

You fucked up. Now it’s time own your mistake. But I’m wagering you don’t have the guts to do that, because you haven’t shown any courage so far in this situation. (Actually, I’m wagering you don’t have the guts to even let this comment past your moderation.)

Robert Scoble is, last time I checked, a person. A human being. Who you publicy dissed without cause. You certainly haven’t denied that. You certainly haven’t said he actually deserved it.

Say idiotic nonsense about echo chambers all day long, you’re still rude and arrogant. Let your pride get involved and insist on being right, dance around the issue and pretend like it’s about some noble ideals. Good luck making that work in the real world.