Torley Linden:
This thread remains closed.
It can be frustrating things get said about me without asking me first about how I feel about it. And how do I feel? I feel uncomfortable.
I thought I'd be hurt more by this at first, but then I realized: I have so much to do, so many Resident Experience issues to look after this week, things which directly impact each of you in the community. So I should just keep working on those... even if it isn't always noticed, I'll communicate when I can.
I think the most hurtful thing is that I've learned to communicate better over the years, and when I try my darndest, it results in being hit back. But... that is just how it is. I experience pain and suffering, but I will not give up in wanting to make things better for each of you. For the joy in that is volumes greater.
I care because you do, and wouldn't be here without everything that's happened to me--even the tough stuff. Thanxies.

P.S. If I didn't want to say something, I wouldn't say it. LL is not forcing me to say anything. I speak from my heart, and longtime readers of my posts know I have many criticisms which I express, sometimes even cynically. I may not personally agree with all decisions made, but even the ones I am adamantly against, I'm always looking for what else is good, pure, and true in this world.