Good. I congratulate him. He must now admit to deceit and trying to cover up the facts.

I am being asked to admit to sweeping allegations of wrongdoing far in excess of what I, and many others, believe was actually committed. This I will not do.

The act of writing a review, regardless of the accuracy of the content, implies that the reviewer has made a complete observation of the work under review. My act of writing a review conveyed an impression that was not true, namely that I had seen all the video. Because I do not wish to convey such a false impression, and did so inadvertently, I have removed the review.

My attackers are claiming that the review was "false", "fraudulent", and a "lie". Insofar as the review was based on what I consider reliable information about the video, I do not consider it false. Others who have seen the entire video and who have read my review agree that the content of the review substantially agrees with their opinion. I believe it to be a fair opinion based on a sufficiency of fact. That this fact did not derive from actually viewing the video itself did not seem important when I wrote the review, but I have since concluded that it is.

I do not and will not admit to deceit in this matter because deceit implies prior motive to mislead. I had no such motive, although the unfortunate and unintended outcome conveys a misleading impression.

I do not and will not admit to covering up fact. When the possibility of my review misleading readers was brought to my attention, I immediately disclosed the basis upon which I wrote the review, and what my intent had been. I solicited recommendations for a course of remedial action and as a result removed the review.

I have repeatedly and unswervingly acknowledged fault in having conveyed an inaccurate impression of authority to those who may have read my review. It is ludicrous to suppose that such an admission must necessarily slide down the slippery slope toward the utter demonization of my entire character, a goal currently being pursued vigorously by people with ulterior motives in doing so.