Oh dear, oh dear

The chaps at PJH Law seem to have gotten themselves in a tizzy about me leaving them a comment offering criticism on a post.

Not only do they not seem to get how this whole conversation thing works, they responded with what amounts to "we'd like to see you do better!", and suggested they would post it on their blog. Naturally, I declined to provide them with content for free, advising them to play to their strengths. To them, the obvious response was to then have a whole post whinging about the temerity of me commenting on their blog, while also mis-spelling my name. (Incidentally, I'd like to know what they think of the publishing industry employing teams of editors. Do they think that editors are failed writers whom one should disdain for not being able to write their own books and articles?)

It would be entirely wrong to infer from this that they habitually make spelling mistakes in their professional work, as this blog post may have been hastily written in a fit of pique. Unfortunately, there is a certain halo effect, where people who are proficient or unproficient in ways known to an observer, may be assumed to have similar levels of competence in other areas. The practical application of this is that impressions matter, and they've chosen to stop posting consistently good pieces, and leave visitors with the impression that may be formed from seeing pieces that might be considered self-indulgent and curmudgeonly.

Edit: They've edited their post to correct the spelling of my name, but haven't had the courtesy to note the update.