I understand that feeling.
It'll do you more good to just say it to them, but I'm not going to try and pressure you to do it. I don't believe that the act of stepping outside of your comfort zone is a virtue in itself. I'd say just wait for another one. Spam's getting more touchy-feely, so I don't think it'll be long before someone thinks, "Oh hey, it's a new forum! Time for a confession thread!"