The way I see it is like this as of this writing. Mick was quoted somewhere, maybe it was here in his forum when they were here I really don't recall but the jist of what he said was, (note the bold type)
Originally Posted by Mick Strider:
We live in a world where people feel as if they have the right to act with complete impunity.
That bothers me. Because of that, I hold people accountable for their words and actions.
Finding this quote and realizing for the first time what it meant after it sunk in for what it actually says, I sold my last Strider PT off a little while back. Not because I didn't like the knife or even appreciate it for what it was, because as I've said to many that have asked me about the Strider folders, they are well built knives and there is certainly nothing wrong with them judging it as the tool it is regardless of who was behind it. The reason I finally said the heck with the Strider company was that if the situation were reversed and Mick was posting in this thread about one who acted with complete impunity, he would certainly hold them accountable for their actions, words or both and we can say with 100% certainty that this is a true statement. (see above if you doubt that)
If it were me I'm sure he'd never own any product from me again and likely the following of fans he has both that gather around his table at shows as well as those that hang in his forums would not own anything by me either and honestly I doubt he'd be able to look at one of my folders and judge it the way I've judged his products, looking at it fairly for what it is regardless of who's name was on it. I'd like to be wrong on that but something came up a while back that got back to me and if its true well, I think I know how he feels about anything belonging to me just because I simply had the gall to comment here on the issue when it first broke headlines on the forums.
Seeing and reading some of Mick's past reactions to people (his customers by the way)that dared do something as simple as question the quality of the knives they owned which were built by Mick or his company, Mick called the man a loser among other things before it was all over. I venture to say that Mick would most likely be quite verbal about his posts in reply to a matter like this if the situation were reversed and most likely quite vulgar as well. In fact it seems to me he proved this by his posts to Mr. Ossman who later sued him and won.
Therefore I see no reason why I should be any different in my feelings for this matter toward Mick Strider. It should be plainly obvious to anyone else that if it were the reverse situation and it were you in Mick's shoes that you would be held accountable by Mick so he should be held accountable just as you would be. Do unto others as they would do unto you. End of story.
STR
Originally Posted by Mick Strider:
We live in a world where people feel as if they have the right to act with complete impunity.
That bothers me. Because of that, I hold people accountable for their words and actions.
Finding this quote and realizing for the first time what it meant after it sunk in for what it actually says, I sold my last Strider PT off a little while back. Not because I didn't like the knife or even appreciate it for what it was, because as I've said to many that have asked me about the Strider folders, they are well built knives and there is certainly nothing wrong with them judging it as the tool it is regardless of who was behind it. The reason I finally said the heck with the Strider company was that if the situation were reversed and Mick was posting in this thread about one who acted with complete impunity, he would certainly hold them accountable for their actions, words or both and we can say with 100% certainty that this is a true statement. (see above if you doubt that)
If it were me I'm sure he'd never own any product from me again and likely the following of fans he has both that gather around his table at shows as well as those that hang in his forums would not own anything by me either and honestly I doubt he'd be able to look at one of my folders and judge it the way I've judged his products, looking at it fairly for what it is regardless of who's name was on it. I'd like to be wrong on that but something came up a while back that got back to me and if its true well, I think I know how he feels about anything belonging to me just because I simply had the gall to comment here on the issue when it first broke headlines on the forums.
Seeing and reading some of Mick's past reactions to people (his customers by the way)that dared do something as simple as question the quality of the knives they owned which were built by Mick or his company, Mick called the man a loser among other things before it was all over. I venture to say that Mick would most likely be quite verbal about his posts in reply to a matter like this if the situation were reversed and most likely quite vulgar as well. In fact it seems to me he proved this by his posts to Mr. Ossman who later sued him and won.
Therefore I see no reason why I should be any different in my feelings for this matter toward Mick Strider. It should be plainly obvious to anyone else that if it were the reverse situation and it were you in Mick's shoes that you would be held accountable by Mick so he should be held accountable just as you would be. Do unto others as they would do unto you. End of story.
STR
