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I guess I just don't see how the fact that one has written over a certain number of posts, or the fact that one has donated money or whatever is likely to be a reliable indicator of the level of support one can expect to receive if one were to seek that person out.
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Small point, Alexandra, it's "PC" Supporter, not supporter-of-others. We support PsychCentral with our posts; if no one posts, there is no PsychCentral. If no one gives, DocJohn may not be able to have so many cool features or help individual members as he does with his fund drives. If he cannot help, he probably doesn't want to be here?
Taken further, it's not out of the question that if I support the site, I'm also going to support those who come to the site. Yes, I post a lot because I'm mostly just a humble, know-it-all, wanna-be, IRL (Internet Research Librarian) but I post here rather than "there". And, I'm not posting obscurely off in some corner of the site, but "responding" to other people's posts. That gives the other people a thrill such that they come back to read my witty, erudite responses. So, while it is all about me, there are side effects for the site. Too, you and I are having a conversation here right now that others are reading and thinking about and learning from, etc. because you and I are both wonderful PC Supporters! I would, literally, be nothing without you and your point of view. What would I respond to?
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