I wasn't looking to show the light. As I said elsewhere, I think some things are best done quietly and try to operate by putting my concerns on the table with the people who can do something about them.

That's fine when you act as Tamar Granor on your own behalf. But when something sad happens and you're a leader and people can't see you doing anything, they reach their own conclusions.

Pulling an example from a different venue, when I had a problem with one of my kid's teachers, I would go to the teacher and then the principal rather than standing up at the school board meeting or writing a letter to the editor.

Right, and I've not seen anybody in the UT who would expect any different. However, if there was widespread disquiet from other kids' parents about a teacher as well, and you're the class rep, and you approach the matter in secret and without telling/involving the other parents because you think that's best, what do you think will happen?

There's a time to make a loud public protest (and I did sign the petition fairly early on) and there's a time to work quietly behind the scenes.

And often there's a time for both. Look, it may well be true that you're working effectively behind the scenes. But to use your own analogy- everybody else around here has a kid in the same class and if you're the leader, you should expect to lead- which means people need to be able to see where you're going. If they can't, you're effectively going for a stroll by yourself. Which is fine, as long as everybody knows that. That's my point.