Why a mailing list? Why not a bulletin board?
From time to time, a new subscriber will propose that the INFJ mailing list convert to a bulletin board (aka forum) format. Please don't! The INFJ-List has already tried this without success. A forum was set up as an experiment, and it died due to lack of interest. The majority of list members like the list the way it is. Many members enjoy the sense of community from the INFJ-List and feel that a bulletin board is too informal. The locking of threads on a bulletin board also does not suit our conversational style very well. Possibly the success of the INFJ-List and the long-term failure of our attempts at a bulletin board format reflect an overall preference of the INFJ type for the privacy and security of the subscription e-mail format.
If you prefer to participate in a bulletin board type format, then we suggest you explore that alternative independently. As of the time of this writing, February 2005, here are the INFJ forums we have found on the Internet:
INFJ - Message Board - Yuku,
infjopen : Messages : 5559-5588 of 5588, and
SU INFJ: Are you an INFJ?.
Note that the INFJ-List has existed since 1994, whereas attempts to maintain an INFJ bulletin board usually have not lasted longer than several months. The present subscription e-mail list format has proven itself against the test of time; the bulletin board format has not.