The Wordsmith's Forge

I found this interesting questionnaire online:

* How would you describe your gender?
* What makes you feel that way?
* What attributes are prescribed to your gender, and how do you (or do you not) align with those?
* How about those around you?
* How do others perceive your gender?
* How would you change how others perceive your gender?

Here are this week's questions from thefridayfive:

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SelectSmart offers a quiz that will compare your personal stance on important issues to the platform of presidential candidates.  You can then click through to get more information about any of them.

I am intrigued to see that Barack Obama actually makes a closer match than the Green Party candidate.  Wow.

You might enjoy this online quiz about religious knowledge, which covers a handful of common religions.

I scored 14/15 on this quiz, 97% correct, higher than all but 1% of the population. I do a fair bit of interfaith work, so I'm proud of this score. The last question is the one I missed -- and it didn't ring a bell, so I simply guessed. Also, most of these aren't religions I work with closely; my specialty is Paganism and other nature religions. I encourage my audience to take the quiz and see how your awareness compares to the national average.

You might enjoy this online quiz about religious knowledge, which covers a handful of common religions.

I scored 14/15 on this quiz, 97% correct, higher than all but 1% of the population. I do a fair bit of interfaith work, so I'm proud of this score. The last question is the one I missed -- and it didn't ring a bell, so I simply guessed. Also, most of these aren't religions I work with closely; my specialty is Paganism and other nature religions. I encourage my audience to take the quiz and see how your awareness compares to the national average.

This quiz is fairly accurate.

Your Brain is Conceptual

You can't help but look at the big picture. You're good at putting things together. You think long term. You always have a vision for the future and an idea of how you want things to be. You are a very intuitive person. Even though you are constantly thinking, it feels like answers just appear for you. You enjoy a challenge, especially an intellectual one. You are constantly taking the initiative and pushing yourself.

This quiz is fairly accurate.

Your Brain is Conceptual

You can't help but look at the big picture. You're good at putting things together. You think long term. You always have a vision for the future and an idea of how you want things to be. You are a very intuitive person. Even though you are constantly thinking, it feels like answers just appear for you. You enjoy a challenge, especially an intellectual one. You are constantly taking the initiative and pushing yourself.

I was impressed by the level of detail in this quiz by theferrett.  It accurately reflects that I'm using this LJ for networking and professional purposes, which means you get to see a lot of original (and hopefully interesting) content; that I also use it as a personal newswire; and that I dislike drama.  The drama score would have been even lower, except that I've very occasionally posted things here because I felt people had a valid need to know -- many of my closest friends live far away and are most readily connected through this particular hub.

The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test
Category	Your Score	Average LJer
Community Attachment	46.24% There's a party in your comments page, and everyone's invited!	22.89%
MemeSheepage	24.56% Only trendy when it's sufficiently entertaining	27.44%
Original Content	77.42% Newsweek, People, and your journal	38.07%
Psychodrama Quotient	9.64% Had a comment taken out of context once or twice	16.53%
Attention Whoring	36.36% This quiz is part of a grand scheme to keep people reading	20.62%
Take The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test and see how you match up! (By The Ferrett)

I was impressed by the level of detail in this quiz by theferrett.  It accurately reflects that I'm using this LJ for networking and professional purposes, which means you get to see a lot of original (and hopefully interesting) content; that I also use it as a personal newswire; and that I dislike drama.  The drama score would have been even lower, except that I've very occasionally posted things here because I felt people had a valid need to know -- many of my closest friends live far away and are most readily connected through this particular hub.

The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test
Category	Your Score	Average LJer
Community Attachment	46.24% There's a party in your comments page, and everyone's invited!	22.89%
MemeSheepage	24.56% Only trendy when it's sufficiently entertaining	27.44%
Original Content	77.42% Newsweek, People, and your journal	38.07%
Psychodrama Quotient	9.64% Had a comment taken out of context once or twice	16.53%
Attention Whoring	36.36% This quiz is part of a grand scheme to keep people reading	20.62%
Take The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test and see how you match up! (By The Ferrett)

This quiz is mostly accurate for me.  It misses on the last point, though: I do want lots of people to read my blog.  I blog both for myself and for my audience.

Your Blogging Type is Confident and Insightful

You've got a ton of brain power, and you leverage it into brilliant blog. Both creative and logical, you come up with amazing ideas and insights. A total perfectionist, you find yourself revising and rewriting posts a lot of the time. You blog for yourself - and you don't care how popular (or unpopular) your blog is!