Posted by muffled on March 28, 2008, at 20:47:22
In reply to Re: the interest it's founder has » Toph, posted by Dinah on March 28, 2008, at 10:58:25
#> Maybe who you represented to posters, be it an idealized parental figure that some may have wanted to please or the repressor who others needed to vilify, played a part in driving many to have interest and participate. Or in my case, maybe both images were in play.
*to me it was both. It felt (mostly) kinda cosy/safe w/Bob watching over us, checking the boards. But at the same time I didn't know who the F he was, so I wasn't so sure of him. I kept worrying over his motivations....(still do sometimes...)
At the same time ...oh how I LOVE to hate him...LOL!!! Actually its not as much fun as it was. But still some part of me still does. HA!
Bob also has a sort of fascination(VERY vaguely for me, but perhaps more so for others) cuz he is in a position of owning the place.
I just realized!!! LOL!!! I accuse Bob of watching US like we lab rats.....ROFL!!!! I think *I* do the same watching him!!!OMG ROFL!!!! This strikes me as hilarious!!!!
I been feeling very philosopherish lately.So this discussion is interesting.> This might be similar to what you're saying. But it seems to me that when Dr. Bob is here, there is the impression that the store is minded, the owner is taking pride and ownership in his "product" and that the environment is safer and more well tended.
*to me this is a different thought Dinah and VERY true as well.
> Even if in practice, when he's here, we might not like his tending.
> But even that unifies us, and gives us a common enemy, and thus increases group cohesiveness and increases posting.
*DEFINATELY if you ask me....good thing Bob seems to put up w/the crapola eh!!!M
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