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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gary Wisdom who wrote (34360)	11/3/1997 9:01:00 PM
From: jwk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

fyi / fwiw . . . from another thread -- (Allen, remember our email exchange on this topic last winter?) >>To the thread in general re: disruptions. There exists something called the Passive-Dependent personality type. This type needs feedback from other people so badly that they will even seek negative feedback to fulfill that need. They often provoke negative feedback but in such a way that they will continue to see themselves as being Passive, but still the center of attention. If you pay attention to this provocative behavior, even with punishment, you reenforce it and the behavior increases. If you ignore the provocative behavior it will be diminished or extinguished. When you see a thread start to center around a single person, you are probably seeing such a transaction occuring. Remember, the only way to extinguish this behavior is to ignore it. If you want to play tennis, you've got to be smarter than the ball. B.F. Skinner Now, I won't address this subject again, and I hope that others will join me in ignoring it.<<