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I asked folks who are willing to share ideas with someone who will and can put those ideas in context. As for this and other sites, they are great to hash out ideas. But I'm not sure just because some topic has been discussed at great length in a chat room it means it shouldn't be subjected to some critical analysis in another context. If that is the case, we would rule out a lot of BGLO topics from study. I certainly don't think that, despite this being a great site, just because folks talk about an issue at length on here, researchers shouldn't take up the topic.
The last chapter of the book will deal with why it will be so difficult to have a serious group of scholars looking at our groups. Unlike most areas of scholarship, BGLO research will largely be scrutinized by non-academics/members. Members have a whole different set of expectations about what "good" research is--e.g., hasn't been discussed on chat rooms, only deals with the positive side of the organizations, etc.... But like you, no sweat off my back. This research is only a hobby for me. I only want to make sure that these organizations are around 50 years from now by providing hard answers to hard questions. Oh well, I guess some can appreciate that; others can't.
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