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on oo jw op oq or os kb ot kd ke ou ov kh ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf ho hq hr ht hv bk">My Almost Silent Protest About Medium’s Lack of Customer Support</h2><div class="pg"><h3 class="bf b ge z ho ph hq hr pi ht hv ds">When paying members get left behind</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr ps l"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jr ab hi ae"><div class="ab q px"><div class="nx ab"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="l ay ao am" aria-label="Member-only story"><div class=""><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path fill="#FFC017" d="m39.637 40.831-5.771 15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1-3.732 0l-5.771-15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.194-1.195L7.298 33.866a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0-3.732l15.87-5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 1.194"></path></svg></div></div></div></button></div></div>7h ago<div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq pt pu ab q"><div class="fm pv pw ab q px"><div class="ax pu py l fo"></div></div><a class="fm lt pw ab q px" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/my-almost-silent-protest-about-mediums-lack-of-customer-support-15e59fc25ac2?source=user_profile_page---------0-------------a6c534deebf1----------------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q gl"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>1</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q pz qa"><div class="h k j i 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0-3.732l15.87-5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 1.194"></path></svg></div></div></div></button></div></div><span>Feb 1</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq pt pu ab q"><div class="fm pv pw ab q px"><div class="ax pu py l fo"></div></div><a class="fm lt pw ab q px" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/why-i-stopped-writing-for-medium-2b10f2a66674?source=user_profile_page---------1-------------a6c534deebf1----------------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q gl"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 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ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/an-open-thank-you-letter-to-the-medium-crew-ac667f11c614?source=user_profile_page---------4-------------a6c534deebf1----------------------"><h2 class="bf ml om on oo jw op oq or os kb ot kd ke ou ov kh ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf ho hq hr ht hv bk">An Open Thank You Letter to the Medium Crew</h2><div class="pg"><h3 class="bf b ge z ho ph hq hr pi ht hv ds">You helped me more than you know; we’ll get through this.</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr ps l"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jr ab hi ae"><div class="ab q px"><div class="nx ab"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="l ay ao am" aria-label="Member-only story"><div class=""><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path fill="#FFC017" d="m39.637 40.831-5.771 15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1-3.732 0l-5.771-15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.194-1.195L7.298 33.866a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0-3.732l15.87-5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.195-1.194l5.771-15.871a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 3.732 0l5.771 15.87a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 1.194 1.195l15.871 5.771a1.99 1.99 0 0 1 0 3.732l-15.87 5.771a2.02 2.02 0 0 0-1.195 1.194"></path></svg></div></div></div></button></div></div><span>Jan 16</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq pt pu ab q"><div class="fm pv pw ab q px"><div class="ax pu py l fo"></div></div><a class="fm lt pw ab q px" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/an-open-thank-you-letter-to-the-medium-crew-ac667f11c614?source=user_profile_page---------4-------------a6c534deebf1----------------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q gl"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>8</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q pz qa"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2Fac667f11c614&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fdancing-elephants-press%2Fan-open-thank-you-letter-to-the-medium-crew-ac667f11c614&source=---------4-------------a6c534deebf1----bookmark_preview------------------" rel="noopener follow"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ds qb qc" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 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