Posted by Dinah on October 10, 2004, at 1:43:28
In reply to Re: I didn't read any. » Dinah, posted by Toph on October 10, 2004, at 1:25:47
Personally, no. That wasn't what I picked up. Dr. Bob doesn't seem to mind good natured teasing. I do it all the time.
Which is not to say I think Dr. Bob always responds neutrally, without regard to what is said about himself. He'd have to be inhuman to do that, and I doubt even the blankest slates are able to totally eliminate personal reactions. I do think he tries to step back in those circumstances and give himself time to moderate his reaction. Have you ever noticed that when something emotional is going on on Babble, he focuses on the easy stuff first? It's absolutely maddening sometimes to see him respond to a post about Babblemail when all H*ll is breaking out elsewhere. I could be wrong of course. I'm extrapolating motive from action, and that frequently leads to incorrect assumptions.
My interpretation, and that's all it is, is that there might be three reasons for Dr. Bob's response.
There may be specific posters who have reason to believe that you may be referring to them. I could see how that could be possible, and if I can I imagine Dr. Bob could as well.
In the past, I've been extremely touchy about dissociative disorders. Others may have been as well. I'm not sure. I am so busy being touchy that I don't notice what others are doing. He might be concerned that people who believe they have alternate ego states might be offended. So he might be trying to short circuit troubles on that front.
Drat. I can't remember the third.
Or I could be wrong about all three, and Dr. Bob might have something else completely in mind. It's hard to tell, because he's such a blank slate. :)
He didn't actually give a PBC, did he?
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