INTPness
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Right now, I see this:
MBTI forum - 106 viewing.
How many of the 106 viewers are N or S?
NT forum - 58 viewing.
How many of the 58 viewers are N or S?
NF forum - 90 viewing.
How many of the 90 viewers are N or S?
And no, using one of these is not permitted:
There are a variety of ways we could deal with this issue you raise. First, we could look at the number of posts (as a percentage) made in the S forums by N members. And we could look at the number of posts (as a percentage) made in the N forums by S members. I'm not going to take the time to do that, but I'm *confident enough* to say that the N's post more (again, as a percentage) in the S forums than the S's do in the N forums. I see way more threads started by N's in the S forums than I see threads started by S's in the N forums. If this *assumption* is true, it means that N's are posting frequently in the N forums and N's are also posting frequently in the S forums. It would also indicate that S's are posting infrequently in the N forums and relatively (key word) infrequently in their own forums as well. The conclusion wouuld then be that there must certainly be more N's on the site than S's. (Note: Yes, I do think that some people have mistyped themselves, but I don't think there are hundreds of S's on this site who mistakenly call themselves N's. If this were the case, then it would be just as likely that many N's have mistyped themselves as S's - i.e., the error would balance out).
Secondly, we could ask: Why in the world are so many more people (regardless whether they are S or N) constantly viewing the N forums rather than the S forums? I find it very hard to believe that a ton of S's are sitting there viewing the N threads (but not commenting a whole lot). On the other hand, I find it very likely and explainable that lots of N's are viewing the N forums because the content is more familiar to them.
Third, we could look at it like this: Of those 254 members that you refer to in your post, does anyone really believe that 50% or more of them are S's? Does anyone truly think that 127 or more of them are S's? If anyone does think that, it would be interesting to hear *why* they believe that. Taking it even further, it's commonly accepted that there are more S's than N's in the world. So, in order for S's to be representing themselves proportionately to society at large, even 50% representation wouldn't cut it. There would need to be 60% or 70% S's on the site, or whatever the true number is (it's well above 50%). So, of those 254, you'd need the vast majority of them to be S's.