You have hit the nail on the head.

What was the reason to express how this "bothers" the originator of this thread?

Oh! Satanists admire the creator of Satanism!

Horrors!

What a shock!

So assuming that the writer isn't stupid and understands that admiration often leads to at least some degree of imitation (this is called learning), what does this tell us about the authentic reason?

I would submit that either there is a problem here with feeling enough self-confidence to permit some degree of imitation or we have just another example of some attempt to "redefine" Satanism.

Don't muggles (as per JK Rawlings' definition as "non-magic folk") have something better to do?

It would seem not.

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P.S. I like this so much that from now on I think I will refer to all these "lost souls in search of Satanism" as "muggles". Sounds good!

A "Muggle Alert"!

Hehehe. The term "muggle" used to slip up with me when referring to the herd.

I have read too much Harry Potter.

But hey, it's in the British dictionary

Sounds good Magister!

I always find it amusing when others get caught up in their own webs.

How about you, Mr. Ribbit?

.. ribbit.. ribbit.. ribbit..