Quite possibly… but which course of action is the most likely to succeed in getting the post quietly pulled? "Hey Michael, sorry about this, but some wires got

Quite possibly… but which course of action is the most likely to succeed in getting the post quietly pulled? "Hey Michael, sorry about this, but some wires got crossed on our end. My bad. Apparently…" or "Hey Michael, you screwed up. You better pull that post or else." ?