Nothing to do with allied or axis sides, separate issue. Shifty apologized to the axis and many have understood his mistake for what it was, a mistake, not the grand axis agenda
Not to be rude or anything, but the apology is to the Allied side...
...and we still found the CV and sunk it.
Soooooo...... Realistically, the apology, though sincere, was really a minor thing and not a big deal at all. I don't really see a need to "accept" his apology as an acceptance isn't truly warranted. Understanding what happened and accepting it for what it is, a simple mistake not really worthy of a very long thread is all I think it is. Shifty did the right thing and good on him for manning up.
I do think though, that anyone that flamed in here on this thread should apologize, shake hands and go to their corners and prepare for the other rounds in the MAs and in FSO!