Isnt the editor being rude at best I mean Im not that quick to take offense but cant see how this guys arguments are logical beyond being evidence of some kind of xenophobia or ignorance With regards to his latest comment what does Maltas size have to do with the inclusion of an article about its historical nobility And what about this earlier comment and I quote the whole reason a Royal Commission was appointed in the first place to sort out Maltese titles was because a whole whopping lot of people demanded recognition of this title and that purportedly granted to some ancestor or another by the crowned head of some ephemeral state or another Itd also be interesting to know why the British bothered at all instead of dismissing the whole business as gimcrackery from a tiny island with a contemporaneous population similar to Southwark which would have been consistent behavior from them  These comments are insulting on every level these are not polite things to say especially from somebody who obviously has no idea what they are talking about And yes I have taken these comments somewhat to heart because of an intimate connection with the subject matter But this doesnt diminish the fact that this editors behaviour is in my opinion inappropriate