INFJ-L is one of several
INFJ lists currently on the Internet. It is a private, members-only
list and is not affiliated with Yahoo® or any other organization.
INFJ-L stands for Introvert
iNtuitive Feeling Judging-List. There's no better way to learn more
about the rare INFJ personality type than to join the INFJ-list! This
is a very lively mailing list with a total of about 450 members (as
of 2005) worldwide. List traffic is very high, usually generating
100+ messages daily with discussions ranging from the philosophical
and religious to bunnies, chocolates, and Star Trek, to Jung, MBTI™,
type and temperament theory, relationships and everything in between.
It's difficult to convey accurately the feel of such a mailing list,
so if you're interested, by all means join now and see for yourself.
There is no such thing as "off-topic" on the friendly INFJ-list.
Cynical arguments and flames are, however, not welcome.
Please note:
We're a chatty bunch of introverts. This translates into a very high
volume of messages every day. A slow day may generate 75 messages. However,
during more frenetic cycles, the INFJ-List has been known to generate
up to 150 messages a day--sometimes more. If you think you may be
overwhelmed by a large volume of e-mail generated by our peculiar combination
of Ni and Fe, please do not subscribe.
Work accounts in particular are susceptible to being overwhelmed by
the volume of traffic on the INFJ-L. As for what Ni and Fe are... Well,
in our experience, some people panic, and some people marinate in them
and join the pod. In this light, your subscription to INFJ-L is perhaps
best regarded as a test bed. Chacun à son goût!
For those who wonder
how anyone keeps up with this much e-mail, we suggest the "scan-and-delete"
approach. Some members keep up fairly well, others resort to deleting
hundreds of unread messages in one swoop to avoid temporal meltdown.
It's not unusual for members to take temporary "breaks" to
get a breather or handle RL (real life) crises before returning to our
10-year-plus cocktail party.
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: http://p201.ezboard.com/binfj,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/infjopen/messages,
and http://infj.group.stumbleupon.com/forum/3482/j.
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.
You don't have to be
an INFJ to join. While the list is primarily intended for INFJs, non-INFJs
are welcome as long as they can exist harmoniously with the rest of
the list. INFJs put a high value on harmony and authenticity. While
no topic is off-limits, and some debates can get heated, those who are
overtly disruptive will be removed from the list. Basically it boils
down to good netiquette and common sense: don't flame people (personal
attacks) and don't troll (say things to deliberately get people angry
at you and start a shouting match). More detailed guidelines on everything
you're reading about here are automatically sent to new members upon
subscription.
On
April 11, 2005 we accidentally redirected the mail from signup@infj.org
off into nothingness. As a result, any messages sent to us between
April 11 and April 16 were lost. If you sent a message to this address
during this time and got no response, please send it again.
To
subscribe, send your request to:
signup@infj.org
Message format:
As a default, everyone
will be signed up under Direct mode. You will receive an e-mail upon
joining with a web link and a password automatically assigned to you.
If you log into the web page with the password provided, you will be
given an opportunity to change your list settings and the password to
one of your choosing.
One of the options
is whether you want to receive list mail in digest or direct. Here is
a brief explanation of each for those of you who are unfamiliar:
Direct mode
- In this mode, you get every list message as it's sent to the list.
The person posting the message sends it to the central address, and
Majordomo then distributes that message to everyone on the list in something
close to real time. This is the default option for all new list members.
Digest mode
- In this mode, the list server spools up list messages until it has
about 40 KB of messages and then sends you one big mail with all those
messages in it. Digests get sent a couple of times a day. Digests are
sent less frequently when the list is quiet and more frequently when
the list is busy. You have the choice to receive digests in plain text
or Mime (HTML) format. If you are unsure, leave it set to the default,
which is plain text.
Many people who receive
their mail at home, or in an environment where getting a lot of individual
messages is no problem, often prefer direct mode. That way they can
look at entire threads at once and scan and delete threads that aren't
as interesting. It's also easier and more convenient to participate
in list discussions when in direct mode.
Digest mode is
good for those receiving mail at work or in some other environment where
having the list mail contained in large files is more convenient. If
you're unsure and have questions, feel free to ask.
You may choose
to receive both direct and digest versions. However, you will need a
separate e-mail address for each. At this time, we cannot send both
versions to the same e-mail address. Many ISPs allow you to set up an
alias (a new e-mail address that forwards mail to an existing address
instead of having an inbox associated with it). It is acceptable to
sign up to the list with one address, then sign up for digest mode with
an alias.
Please send your
subscription requests to the list administration team (Bill Olson,
Susanne
Ruíz, and Kenneth Freeman) at signup@infj.org.
Sign-ups
to the INFJ-list are handled by the administration team as we check
our mail, which between the three of us is usually several times a
day.
If you don't get an immediate response, we're away from our computers,
so please don't worry. It is very rare not to get signed up within
24 hours.
After you have
been subscribed, you will receive a welcome message with further instructions
and details. We strongly encourage you to save this welcome message.
The information is very important and you may need it for future reference.
This message will include your initial password, instructions on changing
your options and password, the URL for general list information, and
how to temporarily or permanently unsubscribe from the list.
NOTE: Membership
on the INFJ-list is free; however, donations to pay the costs of the
list are welcome. The costs of running the list increased in early 2005
when expanding membership necessitated moving the list to a more stable
(and more expensive) list serve service. If you'd like to contribute
to the list fund, please contact the administration team at:
signup@infj.org. There is no obligation
to contribute, but contributions will be greatly appreciated.
