Design Sludge was started mainly as a bit of fun, in the same vein as Web Pages That Suck. But having had a few emails from those behind some of the sites featured, I have to say I hadn't anticipated such a strong negative feeling towards the site, and in response to a very personal and very threatening course of action from one particular individual, I'm giving up on Design Sludge. For the small amount of light relief and amusement I was trying to pass on to other web designers, it just isn't worth the aggro.
I offer my apologies to anyone affected, and hope that most of you can accept that it was never my intention to upset or offend anyone. I can wholeheartedly say I now deeply regret the whole episode.