From: noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring)
Subject: Re: Time to Decide on the Name (was Newsgroup For Personality Typing)
Summary: How about 'alt.psychology.personality'?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:43:22 GMT


In article twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) writes:
>In article noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring) writes:

>>alt.personality-types
>>alt.personality.types
>>alt.psychology.personality
>>alt.psychology.personality.types

>The first is an illegal name; the second component runs longer than 14
>characters.  Furthermore, I strongly advise against creating a
>".types" group under a "personality" hierarchy unless you expect there
>to be demand for other groups dealing with personality study,
>unrelated to Myers-Briggs or other personality testing schemes.  So,
>bearing that in mind, I'll still push for alt.psychology.personality.


Several people have pointed out to me the problems inherent with the
first suggestion above, so it will be dropped from consideration.


And, as I think about the remaining three, and after reading Tim's reasons
above, as well as others from private e-mail, I'm beginning to like
alt.psychology.personality more and more.  First of all, it is hierarchical,
and would allow logical expansion both horizontally and vertically.  Secondly,
it is very generic, and won't stifle discussion of the general aspects of
personality, which will probably be (or should be) of interest to those who
are more into specific typing systems, such as Myers-Briggs.  And lastly, it
does allow for future expansion if for some reason it doesn't work out for
the people expressly interested in Myers-Briggs, such as myself.  I don't
believe that would be necessary, however.

Thus, unless I get compelling reasons in the next three days to reconsider
this decision (an 'NF' making a decision?  Unbelievable! :^) ), I will ask
the powers to be at Netcom to create 'alt.psychology.personality' by Friday
at the earliest.  BTW, just to cover myself, is there anybody else out there
who'd be willing to create the newsgroup should Netcom either balk at the
idea (unlikely), or take too long of a time to send out the control messages
(more likely)?

Let's finish this discussion, get all of our cards and ideas on the table,
and move on.  It's soon time to create the newsgroup.  Once it is created,
I will post periodic announcements to other newsgroups for a month or so,
which would include mention of Myers-Briggs, Enneagrams (sp.?), etc., and 
other words dealing with personality, in order to drum up further support
and get it going on the right foot.  I may even cross-post some of the recent,
very interesting discussion on sci.psychology concerning Myers-Briggs
explanation of political preferences.


So how about 'alt.psychology.personality'?  Any serious objections to this
name?


Jon Noring

Charter member of the Exclusive INFJ Club.


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