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  1. Re:Extraversion where? on Inferring Personality From Email Addresses · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Personality tests are (reasonably) based around extroversion in normal social interactions. I think its fairly well accepted that one's introversion/extroversion on the Internet is not necessarily the same as in "meat space". Perhaps "honey bunny" is shy in real life but using the freedom and anonymity of the web to act as she would like to be able to act in real life without consequences. The reserved accountant in real life could be the brash bon vivant at their computer.

    Granted, a similar variation would be likely for other attributes, but I would be surprised if extroversion was the trait most likely to have a radical change (increase).

    Maybe, just maybe, HoneyBunny77 is a 31 year old who likes the movie Pulp Fiction?