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... there's tons of them out there to tell you what Harry Potter character you are, to what color you are, to what Care Bear (icky) you are... even something called Blog-inality. Heck, I think some people are addicted to them, but there's nothing wrong with that. Who am I to stop someone from having some fun...
...and then there was the dragon quiz. I thought that I'd take this one for kicks and grins and analysis. I also took the Blog-inality one, and you'll find those results further down.
A SILVER Dragon Lies Beneath!
My inner dragon is to dragons what the Ranger is to humans. I possess considerable intelligence and self-confidence. I live by my own code of ethics and I stick to it at all times. Click the image to try the Inner Dragon Online Quiz for yourself.
Your Inner Dragon is to dragons what the Ranger is to humans. Silvers are one of three types of metallic dragon, the others being Gold and Copper. Like all metallics, Silvers rigidly adhere to an internal code of conduct. Unlike the other two metallics, however, this code is not universal. Each Silver must develop their code individually, a fact which explains their unique dispositions and actions. Silvers are often considered outcasts or shadows dwelling on the periphery of dragon culture (much like human Rangers), but they can always be counted upon to speak the truth and help their allies. Because no one but a Silver knows what they'll do next, their alignment is "Chaotic Neutral."
Ok, this definitely describes me - I created my own code of conduct, my own rules, people don't necessarily agree with me, I can slip in and out of conflicts carefully, and I do have quite the reputation for being a dependable problem-solver.
But the point of this blog entry isn't to talk about me and my affinity for silver dragons. It's about what the lure of these quizzes really is. Why does one do one of these? Is it for fun, pure curiosity, or is a body in search of something that would describe them to a "t" because they can't describe themselves?
In all honesty, I have a problem with trying to describe myself when people ask. I'm a little bit of everything, I say: fun and shy, outgoing, and a stick in the mud at times. I stick to the rules and break them as necessary... but who can't say that for themselves at one point or another in their lives?
Another thing to keep in mind when you take these random quizzes - you don't know where they came from in the first place, nor are they necessarily from reputable sites. Recently on the TWBB someone posted a link to a quiz. Shortly afterward, folks started complaining about getting more pop-up ads and various system things going wrong. Someone reported a trojan virus attempting to load. So, I cleaned my machine up really good, and then I took the quiz, and ran all my diagnostics again. There was so much junk loaded as a result of that quiz it wasn't even funny. I had at least 65 new pieces of tracking cookies and registry edits combined when that diagnostic was finished. And some of them were not pretty looking with all the registry keys that were edited and inserted.
I'm really torqued because I'm *still* battling spyware and unauthorized pop-ups and pop-unders (even with TWO pop-up blockers running in tandem) from this little excursion. At least it didn't give me a virus - my corporate virus checker is very good about catching those. I'm a responsible web surfer, and I take care with my security settings, but I never thought that one of these quizzes would take my system for the ride that it has.
And considering how responsibly careful I am, spending an hour and a half every day since cleaning up more and more spyware as fast as I can find it in the registry and as fast as Spy-bot and Ad-Aware can release new reference files does *not* make me a happy camper. In fact, quite the opposite. And while it's my own fault for clicking the link, I'm not happy with the individual who posted the damn thing in the first place. She should have been more responsible - and should have noticed something odd happening with her computer. If there is anything going south with her 'puter, she certainly hasn't brought it up on board, but she's also been conspicuously absent since I edited her post to state that spyware runs rampant if you follow through with the quiz. If she didn't notice anything, or didn't care, or wrote it off as an "oh well, that's what happens on the web", then that's stupidly irresponsible and inconsiderate of her fellow web surfers.
But, it's another lesson of the web - click at your own risk when you follow that yellow brick road of a link.
Bloginality - thanks to Stasha and Belinda for putting this up on their blogs to haunt me, tease me, and make me take the test... which, by the way, is spyware free as far as I could tell - I took this quiz on my system at home, and that's still running spyware free.
My results
You are an INTJ!
As an INTJ, you are Introverted, iNtuitive, Thinking, Judging.
This makes your primary focus on Introverted Thinking with an Extraverted Intuition.
This is defined as a NT personality, which is part of Carl Jung's Rational (Knowledge Seeking) type, and more specifically the Mastermind or Scientist.
You aren't as openly affectionate as some of your NT counterparts, and this may cause other bloggers to assume you aren't as friendly. Your ideas and actual applications for these ideas are brilliant, however, and you might be more likely to create something masterful on your journal.
How very true. Sort of. I could have picked right down the middle of the road on this test, and I'd be willing to bet that if there were more options I'd be an Extroverted Thinking with Introverted Intuition.
I *am* a little bit of both when I am so inclined. I have been accused of being cold or standoffish in my emails, but when I write an email answering someone that I don't normally converse with, I go into professional writing mode. That's just the way that I am. Somehow it's different here in the blog window - perhaps because it's more stream of consciousness writing for me I don't go into that same analytical mode. It puts off people - I find myself apologizing more often than not when someone rants back after a well thought out email that I obviously don't give a flying fig about them. *sigh*
Can't please everyone. Not even gonna try. Of course, my absence in a certain venue has probably made quite a few individuals ecstatic with joy, while a few others are still wondering where the heck I am. I'm right here. I haven't moved, I'm not in professional or personal turmoil. But I digress.... I think.
I'm having a hard time focusing in on a specific point today, but in looking back, I think I made two of them. #1: Only you can figure out what you're really about - an online quiz of just a few questions can't pinpoint anyone - they're too general. #2: Click at your own risk when being directed to something online. Even if its someone you know well who is directing you there...
...else you'll be as frustrated as I am with spyware. *puts on steel toed shoes and ponders a new definition for 'rebooting'*
