A while back, I posted about an article by Michael Zitz and, basically, said he had no idea what he was talking about. I suppose Mr. Zitz decided to google up his name or something because he left a comment there (actually, he left the same comment three times):

This is really sad.
Do you think you’re really accomplishing anything with this?
You guys not only lack a sense of humor, you have no lives.
You have my sympathy.
Michael Zitz

Mike is a small minded man who would rather attack people than ideas. Not that I am above that, of course, but I would attempt to address the issue first. So, I responded to Mike via email thusly:

Mike,

Thanks for the comment.

You have my sympathy for the fact you can’t take the time to do a modicum of research before writing about a topic. Moreover, your employer does. And, presumably, you write professionally. I do it for fun. I also tend to back up my assertions with facts, such as the fact that flash suppressors are perfectly legal and don’t render muzzle flashes invisible.

I don’t need your sympathy, I need you to research topics before writing about them. Your sloppy work leads to misconceptions about firearms.

Regards,

I wonder if I’ll hear back?

Another thing, I went to his archives page over at the FreeLanceStar and noticed that was the last article he wrote listed.

So Mike, if you’re watching, I’d appreciate you addressing the issue instead of name-calling me and my readers.

As for if I think I’m accomplishing anything. Yes, I do.

Posted in uncategorized on April 5th, 2004 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |