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what personality is this forum?

This is interesting . . . you type in the web address and the analyzer tells you the personality type of the forum. Not sure how the results stack up given the apparent contradiction below.

ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers

The responsible and hardworking type. They are especially attuned to the details of life and are careful about getting the facts right. Conservative by nature they are often reluctant to take any risks whatsoever.

The Duty Fulfillers are happy to be let alone and to be able to work int heir own pace. They know what they have to do and how to do it.

http://www.typealyzer.com/index.php?lang=en

George Washington was a famous ISTJ.

I'm an INTP which probably explains why it takes me twice as long to understand what is said by some of the QPs and others.

If this is too gay, just delete the whole thing. :munchin

Well it started off ok.....

I just tried www.professionalsoldiers.com and received:

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INTJ - The Scientists
[INTJ]
The long-range thinking and individualistic type. They are especially good at looking at almost anything and figuring out a way of improving it - often with a highly creative and imaginative touch. They are intellectually curious and daring, but might be physically hesitant to try new things.

The Scientists enjoy theoretical work that allows them to use their strong minds and bold creativity. Since they tend to be so abstract and theoretical in their communication they often have a problem communicating their visions to other people and need to learn patience and use concrete examples. Since they are extremely good at concentrating they often have no trouble working alone.

Me thinks that typealyzer.com needs some work???

My $00/002

The 'I' is for Introversion. Does that sound like this forum?

How might a text analysis go about producing a determination of Meyers Briggs personality type? In other words, how does Mattias Östmar's 'psychographic analysis of social media' work? I would be very interested to hear a discussion of this.

Marina, you are among 2% of the population that are INTPs. You'll make a good 5 on the Enneagram.

web analyzers are not advanced enough to handle this group.

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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey (Post 295216)

web analyzers are not advanced enough to handle this group.

Although analysis often seems called for. :D

Scientists! Yup. And brain surgeons. That's us.:rolleyes:

The MBTI is a 'preference' scaled response test based on the respondent's preferences with two opposite preferences for each scale.

We gave the MBTI (along with the TONI, WAIS2, and True Colors) to all of our students and faculty to help them better understand themselves and others.

For the MB - I am an INTJ - but there are percentages of preferences (0 - 70) for each scaled response with mine being 31-31-23-13.

http://www.typelogic.com/intj.html

Like any such test - it's a 'tool' for considertion and not a definitive answer. ;)

Richard's $.02 :munchin

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Originally Posted by Richard (Post 295236)

And then there are the tests of character that have nothing to do with a pencil and paper. I think these are the ones that count.

I was tested twice and I was always an INTJ. As has been noted before, very hard for me to communicate with people because my thought process is so different. Also why I hunt alone a lot - I know what I am doing and am happy to just go and do it and not be bothered by other people. Also one of the reasons I went into Special Forces. I believed they would tolerate me being slightly eccentric and different.

WIKI

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The Mastermind Rational is one of the 16 role variants of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, a self-assessed personality questionnaire designed to help people better understand themselves. David Keirsey originally described the Mastermind role variant; however, a brief summary of the personality types described by Isabel Myers contributed to its development. Masterminds correlate primarily with the Myers-Briggs type INTJ.[1] They comprise about one percent of the population.[2]
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[edit] Overview

Masterminds are introspective, pragmatic, directive, and attentive. As strategists, they are better than any other type at brainstorming approaches to situations. Masterminds are natural but not eager leaders, stepping forward only when it becomes obvious to them that they are the best for the job. Strong-willed and very self-assured, they may make this decision quickly, as they tend to make all decisions. But though they are decisive, they are open to new evidence and new ideas, flexible in their planning to accommodate changing situations. They tend to excel at judging the usefulness of ideas and will apply whatever seems most efficient to them in accomplishing their clearly envisioned goals. To Masterminds, what matters is getting it done—but also learning the principles of how to get it done efficiently and well, that is, at a professional level of quality. However, they may give little thought to the personal cost of getting there, "focusing so tightly on their own pursuits [that] they can ignore the points of view and wishes of others."[1]:200

Masterminds are highly pragmatic, and they will put forth a great deal of time and effort to implement effective ideas. They are driven to solve complex problems and to create organized, decided, and executed solutions. Masterminds tend to make positive statements instead of negative ones, focusing on how to make the organization more efficient in the future rather than dwelling on past mistakes.

Masterminds are also highly theoretical, and the most open-minded of the 16 role variants. Before Masterminds adopt a theoretical notion, they insist on researching all the available data and checking the idea against reality. Masterminds are suspicious of theories based on poor research and will discard ideas that cannot be effectively implemented.

As leaders, Masterminds are skilled in contingency planning and entailment organizing, which are directive activities that tell the planner what activities to do and in what order to do them. Once in a position of power, Masterminds are known for their efficiency and willingness to adopt useful ideas.
[edit] Notable Masterminds
According to Keirsey,[2] Isaac Newton may have been a Mastermind.

For illustrative purposes, Keirsey and his son, David M. Keirsey,[3] have identified well-known individuals whose behavior is consistent with a specific type.[2] Unless otherwise noted, the categorization of the individuals below, whether living or dead, as Masterminds is a matter of expert opinion rather than the result of actual testing of the named individual.

* Niels Bohr
* Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Ulysses S. Grant
* Stephen Hawking
* John Maynard Keynes
* Lise Meitner
* Isaac Newton
* Friedrich Nietzsche
* Peter the Great
* Ayn Rand

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Originally Posted by Richard (Post 295236)

Not understanding to how these numbers are calculated.

Took the quick test here: http://kisa.ca/personality/
Came back INTJ 61%-73%-80%-55%.

Assuming the MBTI is much more detailed.

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Wow. The description on that link ( http://www.typelogic.com/intj.html ) nailed it.

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...INTJs know what they know, and perhaps still more importantly, they know what they don't know.
...INTJs apply (often ruthlessly) the criterion "Does it work?"
...freeing the INTJ from the constraints of authority, convention, or sentiment for its own sake.
...INTJs have also been known to take it upon themselves to implement critical decisions without consulting their supervisors or co-workers.
...many also find it useful to learn to simulate some degree of surface conformism in order to mask their inherent unconventionality.
...Perhaps the most fundamental problem, however, is that INTJs really want people to make sense.
...Intuitive function can often act as a good substitute by synthesizing the probable meanings behind such things as tone of voice, turn of phrase, and facial expression.

That link just addressed many lingering questions.

Found another link:
http://theorem.ca/~mvcorks/intj.html

Wow. Nails it even better.

Richard, Buffalo Bob, we make a trio I'm INTJ
This personality type is supposed to be fairly rare. (That's why we feels "so all alone" F. 'em) . . . wait, might be another reason.;)
I'm:
I 86%
N 58% (I've taken this at other times and sometimes end up an "S". Might be something I ate:p
T 90%
J 91*

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Not understanding to how these numbers are calculated.

That's because you did not take the MBTI. ;)

Richard

Now this is just downright funny.
Maybe it's just a warped sense of humor.
Curious what the INTJ's think.

http://intjcentral.com/manual1
http://intjcentral.com/manual4
http://intjcentral.com/manual3
http://intjcentral.com/manual2