ATDTDA fizzling out?

[Tim Strzechowski]

"To thine own self be stroked," as my Uncle Peter used to say.



 > 
> It's not so much a matter of wishing to be stroked as of engendering further 
> discussion. Of course it's nice when someone kindly takes the trouble to 
> write "Fine post!" or something like that, but it's even nicer when one's 
> post sparks further interpretations, elaborations, disagreements, etc., 
> contributing both to one's own and to the list's collective understanding of 
> this difficult work. That's certainly my primary motivation for 
> participating in this group read, and the p-list in general. If I want 
> praise, I always have an adoring three-year-old daughter to turn to (and 
> when she starts slagging me in a couple of years, I'll be sure to come 
> crawling to the list, asking for a bit of stroking).
>