I think Jonathon's email is good advice which is well-tempered by your
email here.

I can't begin to take all the credit; I had Muriel for only a month or
thereabouts; since then, she has stayed with Sandy Gleason, Jackie (I'm
sorry, I can't remember her last name), and, currently, Kerry Powell.
Each has done so much to move Muriel forward, though she still has a
ways to go. It's been a big challenge, on all fronts.

p

On 2/14/12 12:38 PM, 1217@vhrovat.org wrote:
>> we should be prepared to respond if there are false or inflammatory
> statements
>
> I agree but would add that there might be some inflammatory statements that
> deserve to be ignored.
>
> I'll be glad to see a dialog build up about what Mickaboo does, and how and
> why we
> do it, and I agree that we should be ready to respond professionally as
> appropriate and in alignment with our mission and principles. Based on my
> experience, many of the responses in forums like these are from either
> deliberately mean-spirited trolls who are looking to get a rise out of
> others, or
> narrow-minded, kneejerk ideologues.
>
> Patti, thanks for writing this story and for the work that you have done
> with
> Muriel. I don't know her story yet but assume that I will tonight or
> tomorrow.
>
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