The List Lurker who occasionally asks for help and is always astounded by the help he receives...... Man, have I been missing a lot by not attending any face to face PLUG events.....I can bring a box of name tags and we can all stereotype ourselves....lol....;-) Mark On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Scarlett Clark wrote: > On Tue, 2009-06-30 at 10:50 -0700, 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. > > > > > > See yourself here? Have additional types to add? > > -- > > (503)754-4452 wiki.obnosis.com > > scientology.obnosis.com > > > > > Ms shy that so desperately wants to fit in, but afraid of the flames so > stays in the background. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >