", so my apologies if my comments sound harsh or cynical." While in fact you don't mean them to _just_ be harsh or cynical, but you also want to personally ins

", so my apologies if my comments sound harsh or cynical." While in fact you don't mean them to _just_ be harsh or cynical, but you also want to personally insult the OP and make him feel bad about posting something. 'Apology declined' I would think.