On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:10 AM, JD Austin wrote: > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >> After interacting in PLUG events over the last 3 years here, teaching at >> freegeek.org and running the POWUG for 3 years in Oregon while also after >> interacting in technology for more than 25 years in the trenches, I have >> seen a great deal of bad manners, ineffective competition, and behavior that >> leads anywhere but toward free and open discussion and interaction. >> >> I have also observed interaction styles and personality types that save a >> group with their fun approach, easy going nature and humanism. >> >> As you read these you might try not to descend to black and white >> thinking, but see what each type ultimately provides to the group >> experience. >> >> I am sure some of these basic types everyone will recognize: >> >> 1) Mr. OneUpMan: >> >> Rather than happily bantering along in information exchange, he powers out >> to look more Intelligent or rudely talks down to others. This can include a >> swift change of subject to something not even similar to the issue or >> subject stream. He can never just "play" with others, and never ever asks >> a question. He can be so dominating that the whole discussion around him >> has to be limited to his experience, his training and his viewpoint. >> >> 2) Mr. Academic: >> >> This person will always fill in extraneous details and add additional >> information. He is certain that he is the one and only authority. >> Unfortunately, often this limits others from actually doing their own >> research (via google or other written documentation). >> >> 3) Mr. Gossip: >> >> This person, rather than discuss technology, complete lab exercises or >> listen to others, spends a great deal of time discussing others, local >> shops, history (skewed by their own resentments and losses or those of their >> ally fellows). Anything this person overhears in first person singular >> humanism becomes fodder for their next ten sessions. They generally do not >> show up at events prepared for and interested in technical viewpoints. They >> often take "sides" without evaluating the truth from a distance or without >> determining if it's actually their business. >> >> 4) Mr. Serial Processing: >> >> This attendee cannot equate and absorb any information that he does not >> direct. He will take great measures of everyone's time by asking directed >> questions to one individual about material that was just covered by group >> discussion or presentation. Often his frustration becomes anger whereupon >> this person will accuse others of talking down to him. This is common in >> individuals who are experiencing a B vitamin deficiency (that ultimately can >> lead to Korsakoff's Psychosis and confabulation) from nutritional issues, >> but generally due to daily ingesting large amounts of drugs or alcohol or a >> liver or other health disorder. >> >> 5) Mr. Rude Helper: >> >> This PLUG attendee will approach someone who they don't know (who usually >> vastly outspans them in education experience and even employment) and >> attempt to help by directing them into the wrong direction. This >> disrepectful approach, while well meaning, is based on an arrogance and >> grandiocity that is not matched by either their suggestions or their >> ability. They never ask the person they attach themselves to, if they would >> like some help or happily attempt to play with them. This is commonly seen >> by women who are stereotyped and/or dominated and keeps women introverts >> from interacting in labs and groups. >> >> 6) Mr. Did you Know? >> >> This person dives happily in and expands any endeavor they are exposed >> to. Their enthusiam is infectious as they look into and communicate with >> each head in their circle of hearing, and intiates non-hierarchial happy >> fulll duplex PLAY. >> >> 7) Mr. I Can! >> >> This attendee is the one who does all the single tasks that someone needs >> to do, often without most of the other PLUG people even noticing. He >> adjusts the video resolution for the overhead for the presentation laptop in >> a slick teamwork concentric way, without, mind you, any great huge >> announcement that he is the only one who knows how to do it. If another, >> like #5 above attempts to step in, he deftly and politely sidesteps the >> intrusion. >> >> 8) Mr. Devils' Advocate Question Man: >> >> This person usually asks all the pertinant questions to assist to flesh >> out a subject for others. It's not that he doesn't know, he just wants to >> make sure a full discussion of the subject matter has occurred for others. >> Clueless PLUG people sometimes attempt to take him aside or talk down to him >> after he has performed these important functions. >> >> 9) Mr. Exploitation: >> >> This person skews all communications to his (choose one): >> >> a) Consulting endeavor >> b) Security endeavor >> c) Sales gig >> d) Training endeavor >> >> They exclude (or actually poo-poo use of or) mention of the long list of >> other FOSS tools, library materials and online test preparation guides. >> While all PLUG members have a variety of skills, this person fails to >> interact in the true spirit of free and open source. >> >> 10) Mr. Hacker: >> >> These people actually sit back and talk nice to you, while actually >> attempting to gain access or damage to your equipment. They are usually >> swiftly caught, however they generally show up somewhere else with their >> ettercap and wicrack. Unfortunately, they are often successful. >> >> 11) Mr. Aphasia: >> >> They people are so vastly intelligent via written materials and >> understanding, but cannot communicate or complete in useless stand around >> and argue verbal sessions (with #1 above). They are focused on doing, and >> doing very very well. They generally quietly endue all the other annoying >> types and sit back and take in the information, at some deep level (like all >> of us) lonely for others like themselves. >> >> > I think you hit most of the stereotypes :) > GREAT STUFF! > > This fits more in the workplace: > 12) Mr. Make it Up: > > These people when presented with a situation that they don't understand > pretend they know what they're doing in the hopes that they can figure it > out before they're caught. They'll say things like "Sure you can have a 2 > million row Access database no problem!" without ever having seen one that > large. Their goal is to ensure no one finds out how little real experience > they really have and always have a plausible excuse when they fail so that > someone else is always to blame. This kind of person will often get a task > 90% done and hand it off to another to take the fall when it doesn't work. > > Oh! Yes! They know that management has no clue whatsoever. There are a few other purely work related types {(like Mr. (Ms) Never Write Documentation Email [for fear how little I know will be discovered]) (Mr. HoverMan [if I protect what I did or setup, no-one can replace me, secrets = success; if someone can do it also, I consider them a threat]).... Laugh! -- (503)754-4452 wiki.obnosis.com scientology.obnosis.com