Fresh from the Associated Press: Unexpected Protest at a Soap. 3/2/2008

Executives are talking and I think that for the first time we are hearing some things that they wish that they had not said. 

Thanks to all the people who feel so strongly about these characters as the ongoing media attention about Luke and Noah's kiss-free romance is not happening on its own, as it's the fruit of your hard work. Hopefully this will force the showrunners to make some choices that will have some meaning, as the status quo seems unacceptable to all, except the showrunners who love the ratings spike without having to do much except talk a big game about how wonderful they are for being so brave. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080302/ap_en_tv/ap_on_tv_missing_kisses_1