Now, some of you may know me, some of you may have even read my handful of blogs, but most of you probably don't. I've only been a DToider for a few months and, as with any newcomer who doesn't want to simply get shot down in flames, you tend to keep in the shadows, ingratiating yourself with the veterans and the moderators where appropriate.

I have particular fondness for the comments boards. Often these are the icing on the cake of the article and I will admit to much enjoyment into putting in my own two cents. I hope on some occasions I have written down something worth reading.

A recent article concerning a man who intends to sue Sony after Firmware bricked his PS3 prompted me to include the following comment:





Not exactly Shakespeare, I know, but pretty innocuous enough, I thought. My chief aim (which, in hindsight, I didn't clarify as successfully as I had hoped) was to posit that there are more important things for the court system to contend with than a guy whose console broke on him.

However, I was somewhat surprised to find the following reply:





Now, I wasn't 100% clear on what a "junior king" was, other than presumably an entertaining object for those with impaired cognitive functioning, but the rest came through crystal clear: My terrible use of English, and poor understanding of the civil court system, has deemed it necessary that I part from existence in a bristling inferno.

I thought this was somewhat of an overreaction.

I like to think I am good people, so I felt I should submit a formal apology, and perhaps offer some suggestions of my own. A sort of Destructoid Community Outreach Programme, if you will.





In conclusion, I think myself and hpv have both learned a lot. I will be thinking very carefully before I commit to anything so venomous as a non-fact-checked suggestions in future, and will be at my local DIY store at lunchtime to find out the best kind of wood to get a pyre set up. Hopefully hpv will have also learned something about himself and will have taken up meditation and camomile teas in order to temper his blistering anger.

Until next time, take care of yourselves, and each other.