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The Seven People You'll meet on SDN
All is not bright sunshine on your journey through the SDN wonderland, but then those of you who are smart enough to realize that will probably have good careers as doctors. A few folks you'll run into, though, will act as a guide for you. You'll model yourself after them, and you'll either succeed or fail-- just as they do. If you're lucky, you'll choose the successful ones. Others you'll meet but say little to. A few...well you just won't get along, but it isn't because either of you is innately evil....it'll just be a personality thing.
Maybe the worst person you'll ever run into is probably the supportive troll. Who is that again you might ask? He's the fellow who starts out really good and seems to have good intentions. He rarely crosses the line of being really bad....but he's an instigator. He loves to provoke the others then sit back and watch the mayhem. Oh, he really thrives on the attention you give him. Finally, though, he'll cross the line a time or two and get himself banned...except it isn't over then. He's like any monster from any horror movie you've ever seen. He will re-incarnate himself soon enough. If you make him mad, he'll do it ten times a day...then you won't see him for a while. He'll innocently sneak back into your life and, before you know it, he'll be sitting back laughing at you and reveling in your attention.
Who's next? There's the multiple personality troll. He's the guy who has two to three accounts at one time. He actually talks to himself to fan the fires when nobody else is around. If he's especially devious, he'll open accounts months in advance...just so he can say he's been around for awhile. Later, he'll begin his mission of evil and destruction. He might even play the good coop, bad cop routine amongst his own personalities.
What would life be like without the opinionated troll. He doesn't really cause a lot of mayhem, but his opinion is written in stone like SDN dogma. There is no quantity of proof which can convince this troll otherwise.
While were at it, we should probably look at the show me a study troll, whose main thrill in life is to demand a study that proves everything. Water doesn't run downhill; Abe Lincoln wasn't president; computers don't require electricity...none of it is true without a study to prove it.
OK. So, what's next. There's the newb troll. The newb troll just can't be bothered to look things up for himself. Yes, there was a thread there yesterday, but the newb troll claims ignorance in all matters because he hasn't been here very long. Note that some newb trolls now have thousands of posts. We aren't buying it anymore.
OK....that's five people already and we haven't come to the good ones yet. Is it time for them? Nope. Not yet. There is also the undefined troll. He appears when you least expect it, does his dirty work and is gone before you know it. You won't remember him next year....but he left a long-lasting influence on you. Some time in the future you may be at the psychiatrist's office having regression therapy done...and you'll remember.
Hmmmm....well that doesn't leave many people that are good does it? I mean we already have six SDN types and only one to go, right? Fortunately, this is the good news. There are many more of these type seven people than any other on SDN. In fact, probably 95% of SDN users are the final type. The final type doesn't even have a name. Why? Because we realize that there really is nothing special about us. We're just common folk, working our way through college or medical school on a limited budget, with a little free time to spare and a willingness to share our ideas, thoughts, and recollections with each other. We make up the bulk of the users on SDN-- the good ones. Yes, sometimes we may cross the line when we meet one of the trolls who frequent our lives, but we're good people at heart.
Why can't everyone be good? Why do there have to be those awful trolls? Well... that;s just a part of life. You spend all your energy trying to defeat them...but eventually they come back, like the undead. Is there any hope? Yes, there is always hope. The nasty ones feed off of your bitterness and anger. They wallow in your hate. They live only because you give them the power to survive. They cannot survive without being fed. Do not give them your anger, or your bitterness, or your hate. Do not give them the time of the day. Give them nothing! When you feed them...in a small way you become a part of them. Do not let them become a part of your life.
This has been a paid political advertisement by the People for a Better SDN Committee.
All is not bright sunshine on your journey through the SDN wonderland, but then those of you who are smart enough to realize that will probably have good careers as doctors. A few folks you'll run into, though, will act as a guide for you. You'll model yourself after them, and you'll either succeed or fail-- just as they do. If you're lucky, you'll choose the successful ones. Others you'll meet but say little to. A few...well you just won't get along, but it isn't because either of you is innately evil....it'll just be a personality thing.
Maybe the worst person you'll ever run into is probably the supportive troll. Who is that again you might ask? He's the fellow who starts out really good and seems to have good intentions. He rarely crosses the line of being really bad....but he's an instigator. He loves to provoke the others then sit back and watch the mayhem. Oh, he really thrives on the attention you give him. Finally, though, he'll cross the line a time or two and get himself banned...except it isn't over then. He's like any monster from any horror movie you've ever seen. He will re-incarnate himself soon enough. If you make him mad, he'll do it ten times a day...then you won't see him for a while. He'll innocently sneak back into your life and, before you know it, he'll be sitting back laughing at you and reveling in your attention.
Who's next? There's the multiple personality troll. He's the guy who has two to three accounts at one time. He actually talks to himself to fan the fires when nobody else is around. If he's especially devious, he'll open accounts months in advance...just so he can say he's been around for awhile. Later, he'll begin his mission of evil and destruction. He might even play the good coop, bad cop routine amongst his own personalities.
What would life be like without the opinionated troll. He doesn't really cause a lot of mayhem, but his opinion is written in stone like SDN dogma. There is no quantity of proof which can convince this troll otherwise.
While were at it, we should probably look at the show me a study troll, whose main thrill in life is to demand a study that proves everything. Water doesn't run downhill; Abe Lincoln wasn't president; computers don't require electricity...none of it is true without a study to prove it.
OK. So, what's next. There's the newb troll. The newb troll just can't be bothered to look things up for himself. Yes, there was a thread there yesterday, but the newb troll claims ignorance in all matters because he hasn't been here very long. Note that some newb trolls now have thousands of posts. We aren't buying it anymore.
OK....that's five people already and we haven't come to the good ones yet. Is it time for them? Nope. Not yet. There is also the undefined troll. He appears when you least expect it, does his dirty work and is gone before you know it. You won't remember him next year....but he left a long-lasting influence on you. Some time in the future you may be at the psychiatrist's office having regression therapy done...and you'll remember.
Hmmmm....well that doesn't leave many people that are good does it? I mean we already have six SDN types and only one to go, right? Fortunately, this is the good news. There are many more of these type seven people than any other on SDN. In fact, probably 95% of SDN users are the final type. The final type doesn't even have a name. Why? Because we realize that there really is nothing special about us. We're just common folk, working our way through college or medical school on a limited budget, with a little free time to spare and a willingness to share our ideas, thoughts, and recollections with each other. We make up the bulk of the users on SDN-- the good ones. Yes, sometimes we may cross the line when we meet one of the trolls who frequent our lives, but we're good people at heart.
Why can't everyone be good? Why do there have to be those awful trolls? Well... that;s just a part of life. You spend all your energy trying to defeat them...but eventually they come back, like the undead. Is there any hope? Yes, there is always hope. The nasty ones feed off of your bitterness and anger. They wallow in your hate. They live only because you give them the power to survive. They cannot survive without being fed. Do not give them your anger, or your bitterness, or your hate. Do not give them the time of the day. Give them nothing! When you feed them...in a small way you become a part of them. Do not let them become a part of your life.
This has been a paid political advertisement by the People for a Better SDN Committee.
You even brought a tear to my eye. :cry:
and maybe you'll get some medical trivia out of it as well!
