Talk:INFP
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Can we really say with any accuracy that Homer was an INFP?
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[edit] Type Descriptions
I just deleted the descriptions on all of these personality types. A lot of them were copyvios from different sources, several of them being from http://www.geocities.com/lifexplore/ , where they may or may not have been copied from other locations. Nonetheless, the three theories of MBTI, Keirsey Temperaments, and Socionics are quite different and require different descriptions of types, functions, relations, and other concepts. Socionics especially differs from the other two. The three theories should all be expanded upon in Wikipedia, but it is impossible to do this while there is a conglomeration of these three theories and they are treated as one and the same. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 01:01, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
-- That's fine and all, but shouldn't there be a description of the type on each page, anyway? The other pages have descriptions, but INFP is feeling left out. -66.203.32.62 17:17, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
At the time of the above comment, I deleted all of the descriptions. I now believe that the whole sections on socionics and MBTI need to be completely reworked.
- The new "INFP profile of common traits" is completely uncited. If someone doesn't provide a citation soon, I'm going to delete it (or at least the traits I can't find a source for). Some of them I have my doubts about. ThreeOfCups (talk) 20:34, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] External Links
Why were the external links totally removed? If you have a problem with the external links that are not INFP related, then they should be removed, otherwise talk it over before removing the other links, please. --66.32.51.99 15:32, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
- The external links were removed because they all said similar things, did not add to the article beyond what was already in it, and were mostly linkspam. Wikipedia is not a directory of links. If you have a particular link or links you would like to discuss the merits of, feel free to do so. --Chuck Sirloin 15:51, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
- then follow the guidelines for removing the external links. Mark it as linkfarm and discuss it, don't arbitrarily delete please.--JHessick 14:45, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Homer? Did he take the test?
ME and my brother were thinking it after we took a test and were looking through our own results nya. It was weird that someone would put Fox Mulder, L, and Linus. You would have to of taken the test FOR them? But Honestly Homer? Did he take the test? How about The Virgin Mary? Where are we getting this from honestly? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.207.42.15 (talk) 00:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
- The MBTI instrument is based on cognitive functions - that is, invisible mental processes. The Keirsey Temperament sorter, however, is based on behavior, which is observable. It would be appropriate to list notable INFPs under the Keirsey type (Healer) but not the MBTI type (INFP). ThreeOfCups (talk) 20:27, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Templates
I created templates for text that's the same across all 16 type articles to eliminate the hours of work it takes to update the same text 16 times. This is a recommended use for templates according to Wikipedia policy WM:TEMP.
To edit the templates, follow the URL on the Edit page. Make sure that the changes you make to the templates are appropriate for all 16 type articles! (INFJ, ESTP, etc.) ThreeOfCups (talk) 23:18, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Spelling of Extraversion
The MBTI, Keirsey Temperament Sorter, and related Jung Typology assessments use the original spelling, Extraversion, rather than the modern corruption, Extroversion. In this context, Extraversion is jargon and should be thus spelled. ThreeOfCups (talk) 14:53, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
