Lurker Syndrome-- do INTP's suffer from this?

[NinjaSurfer]

Just a curious realization-- the amount of "active users" who log into this site on a daily basis seems to far outweigh the amount of posting activity I see.

I know that LURKING is a common occurrence on any internet forum-- but I get the feeling that LURKING is represented at a higher percentage in the INTP population.

The amount of "activity" would be really undervalued if you only looked at the number of new threads and posts.

However, if you go by "VIEWS"-- this is one of the most active forums that I have ever been privileged to be a member.

I sometimes/often forget how "active" INTP's can be-- in LURKING fashion that is... where the participation is very passive, but still participation nonetheless.

I have seen some INTP forum posting characteristics that I would like to bring into conscious awareness for discussion here...

1. INTP's are efficient, and thus like to keep their post count artificially low for superficial ego purposes. I doubt this is completely due to shyness, but somewhat encouraged by a conscious or subconscious disdain for extraverts who talk too much nonsense.

2. INTP's love to get as much bang for their buck per post-- meaning one liners that stir up the crowd are valued like gold, and INTP's can spend an inordinate amount of time thinking of the best one-liner rather than just posting what's on his or her mind.

that's about all I got for this LURKER series, Volume I.

 

[Thoughtful]

You would probably be correct in your assumption. We like to acquire data after all, and if there's nothing constructive to add, why make someone else read through our garbage? It's inconsiderate for the later readers, because they have to scan through more text to get to the new ideas.

 

[NinjaSurfer]

You would probably be correct in your assumption. We like to acquire data after all, and if there's nothing constructive to add, why make someone else read through our garbage? It's inconsiderate for the later readers, because they have to scan through more text to get to the new ideas.

can ATTENTION WHORING and INTP occur together as characteristics of a person?

or is ATTENTION WHORING mutually exclusive to extraverts only?

 

[Thoughtful]

can ATTENTION WHORING and INTP occur together as characteristics of a person?

Oh yes, certainly. Haven't you ever studied a subject for hours, to the point where you desperately wanted to share that information with someone, anyone, who would listen? or have you experienced the feeling of: "Oh this is cool! look what I've found everyone!" and been completely proud of yourself, only to realize that the vast majority of people either don't care or have trouble wrapping their head around what you're trying to explain?

 

[EyeSeeCold]

We just had a thread about this last month. >.<

http://intpforum.com/showthread.php?p=294460

Answer: It's mostly automated bots and spiders that index the internet.

 

[NinjaSurfer]

We just had a thread about this last month. >.<

http://intpforum.com/showthread.php?p=294460

gawd dammit
I thought I was onto the theory of relativity too at 10 yrs of age
when this Einstein fucker seemed to have come up with it long ago

waaahhh I'm always late to the party

 

[NinjaSurfer]

answering the specific question from the other thread though--

My question is how come we have so many? While writing this, there were 43 members and 391 guests active. As recently posted in an intro thread, one reason may be that INTPs are very selective of which communities they will join, looking for enough similarities first. Any other ideas?

I think that the INTPforum makes for quite a great/unique encyclopedia; much better than Wikipedia (where all get a say)

the reason I think that INTPforum > Wikipedia is because INTP's are efficient and cut through the bullshit, and the information is not written for the masses, it's written with an intention to seek TRUTH.

Thus-- this forum has many lurkers who seek truth on matters, not just the general consensus.

Is anyone familiar with SEO (search engine optimization) ?

^above are the best ranking keywords for INTPforum.com on a Google.com search

some are kind of lol



source: http://www.spyfu.com/Domain.aspx?d=5266142804527253546

 

[Pizzabeak]

Spiders!?

 

[redbaron]

I think that the INTPforum makes for quite a great/unique encyclopedia; much better than Wikipedia (where all get a say)

the reason I think that INTPforum > Wikipedia is because INTP's are efficient and cut through the bullshit, and the information is not written for the masses, it's written with an intention to seek TRUTH.

Thus-- this forum has many lurkers who seek truth on matters, not just the general consensus.
http://www.spyfu.com/Domain.aspx?d=5266142804527253546

Being an INTP does not mean an immunity to bias or error.

From what I've seen, this forum is full of pseudo-intellectual bullshit information as any other.

Forums are for people to present and share personal opinions, experiences, questions, whatever. Nothing that people post on these forums is going to be peer-reviewed or analysed in an objective or scientific manner.

Besides when it comes to a forum most people can't be bothered replying to certain topics for lack of time/interest. You can post utter BS and no one might contradict it because it would be a waste of time, and on a forum, hiding behind a computer screen people have boundless amounts of time to construct a seemingly intelligent post to support an idiotic conclusion.

I wouldn't trust the opinions or thoughts of people on this forum more than any other. Simply by virtue of being posted on a forum intended for one of the supposedly intellectual MBTI personality types does not make the information contained with said post correct.

 

[Moseley]

Perhaps on other forums which will likely have more contrasting personalties it might be more common for people to argue or have something new to add that hasn't already been posted.
I don't know.

Also: Baby Ravens.

 

[NinjaSurfer]

Being an INTP does not mean an immunity to bias or error.

From what I've seen, this forum is full of pseudo-intellectual bullshit information as any other.

Forums are for people to present and share personal opinions, experiences, questions, whatever. Nothing that people post on these forums is going to be peer-reviewed or analysed in an objective or scientific manner.

Besides when it comes to a forum most people can't be bothered replying to certain topics for lack of time/interest. You can post utter BS and no one might contradict it because it would be a waste of time, and on a forum, hiding behind a computer screen people have boundless amounts of time to construct a seemingly intelligent post to support an idiotic conclusion.

I wouldn't trust the opinions or thoughts of people on this forum more than any other. Simply by virtue of being posted on a forum intended for one of the supposedly intellectual MBTI personality types does not make the information contained with said post correct.

I agree with your sentiments here; I guess what I meant to also suggest was the popularity of THIS INTPforum.com in particular attracts enough INTPs to get a well-rounded view of most topics... MOST! lol

I mean, let's take the Higgs-Boson particle and the 99.999% certainty that it was found-- only on an INTP forum would you have pages of discussion specifically attacking (and supporting) what exactly "99.999%" means...

an INTJ forum might have the general sentiments of "who cares, what good would it do to argue this finding?"-- while the INTP counterparts just seek the bottom-line truth

I do believe it is in the INTP personality to play devil's advocate naturally right?

And most INTPs (I could be wrong) won't let you get away with making a stupid error-- I do believe that any obvious (or not obvious) errors will be pointed out just for mere annoyance... anyhow, this is my generalization when taken in comparison to other forums and wiki's etc... maybe wikipedia wasn't the best example but I still think this could be the reason we have so many "guests" and lurkers...

lalalalalala

 

[NinjaSurfer]

Perhaps on other forums which will likely have more contrasting personalties it might be more common for people to argue or have something new to add that hasn't already been posted.
I don't know.

Also: Baby Ravens.

I know right?

 

[EyeSeeCold]

Spiders!?

They are rampant. Killing even one of them will evoke the wrath of Spidaire.

 

[Coolydudey]

The bit about bots is wrong. I didn't bother to post it because my thread was locked, but look at the most active day ever. 3/5 of the traffic was bots, and 1,900 guests were online...