Hello @chbartist. It's good to see things are getting better for you and it's good to see, after all this time, you're finally finding ways to listen to and respect views that don't necessarily sit well with your own personal perspective.

With all due respect: In the past you've come across as being a little bit stubborn so seeing some of that fall to the wayside is a big step in the right direction.

I'd like to make a request. In my humble opinion, kind sir, the Steemit trending page is no place for anyone's personal social media status messages. Your life and experience here does not accurately reflect the community as a whole. When one pays to be on this page, as you do, yes, their work can be seen, but at the same time the opinions expressed within these paid for trending posts become disguised as popular opinion. If you're sitting up here claiming the place is toxic, with $500 next to the post, that could lead people to believe the entire platform must be toxic because it appears as if many agree. Some do not know you've paid for this slot and they are unaware your opinion isn't trending based on popularity, it's trending because you want it to be trending.

People see, "The place is toxic," but they don't see the thousands of us out there enjoying ourselves far far away from this trending page and for many months on end. This page, your personal blog and social circle here; these things are not the center of the universe. If you think this is your stage and every idea that pops out of your head is worth announcing to the world and to the tune of hundreds of dollars, so be it. That is how you will be remembered, but please refrain from placing your personal social media status messages like the one above and a few previous posts of yours on the trending page here because unfortunately posts like this and a few of your previous posts have the potential to harm our brands due to the fact your personal experience does not speak for us all.

Majority of the people here are good and it's been that way for over two years. We don't need to be focusing on the minority negative, as you've done so many times in the past, and promoting the dark side to the big stage so it can sweat under the spotlights.

So believe me when I say we have made progress as a community, as small as it may look for some. And I am feeling pretty grateful.

We've been making progress for a long time. Small for some? Massive for many more. There's no need for that progress to be overshadowed and stalled because of your own personal inconveniences within your realm.

I will apologize if I've ever offended you in the past, but I'll have you know, offending you, if I did offend you, was never my intention.

Maybe focus on pushing your best work to the top, because we all know you're capable of doing better, and save the personal stuff for your personal viewership. They will still support you if you don't have $500 next to your post. Try giving them a chance and know that we're not all here to watch the @chbartist Show.

Thank you for your time.

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