Posted by myco on April 12, 2009, at 15:20:51
In reply to Re: why we are here, posted by Dr. Bob on April 12, 2009, at 15:11:29
Youre onto some ideas here Bob....consider also that no one really cares enough to post in support. I have seen countless times when there is some new person on the meds board crying out for help or advice only to go ignored for days and days when I know fully that people are reading their post....they just dont care or have energy or interest enough to formulate a response of even simple support. Not everyone though is like that at all. Great support base at times but even those "great supporters" of advice and answers are not always, themselves, "up to" posting.
This site has a huge base of users and I would guess most hang in the shadows and dont post at all but read. Plus people you have their own issues tend not to want to complicate things I think.Hey....thanks for your increased effort to listen and respond as of late. Even though we dont see eye to eye it's much appreciated you made that effort to speak back. I have no idea really how I become the most vocal of this group....again it's possible no one really cares enough to try....they would rather stay in the background and observe.
myco
--------> > you don't get really in your heart of hearts why we are here.
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> In my heart of hearts, I feel posters are here to support each other. And they tend not to like blocks. So I expected posters to jump at an opportunity to try to help Jade and Verne avoid being blocked.
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> But relatively little posting energy has gone into that. I guess the alternative are: (1) posters don't support them, (2) posters support them and don't want them to be blocked, but aren't helping them avoid that, or (3) posters support them and do want them to be blocked.
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> Possible reasons for (2):
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> Posters aren't doing it because I suggested it. Resisting me is seen as more important.
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> There's safety in numbers. Not going along with the crowd is seen as dangerous.
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> Lobbying for changes in policies could be seen as important, too, but that and supporting Jade and Verne aren't mutually exclusive.
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> Possible reasons for (3):
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> Being blocked is seen as a sign of being true to oneself, something to feel proud of.
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> Civility is seen as more important.
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> Any other ideas about why this might be happening?
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> Bob
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