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In celebration of our Public DoMay month we'll be hosting two editing chats on our Discord!

Join us on Saturday May 16, 8pm UTC (what time is that for me?) or Sunday May 17, 3pm UTC (what time is that for me?). Come join us for some fun chatting with other editors and help edit Fanlore pages!

Everyone is welcome - you don’t need to have any experience with editing Fanlore to join in! We’ll be happy to help you.

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This Featured Article we’re spotlighting MBTI and Fandom. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality typology developed in 1943. There are 16 types of personalities, and a dedicated fandom about characters based on those 16 personalities. Assigning MBTI types to fictional characters and celebrities has been a common activity among fans. Discussions focused on this practice date back to the 1990s on Usenet.

In recent years, MBTI types have gained popularity in fannish spaces alongside other fiction-based systems, such as Hogwarts Houses and the Dungeons & Dragons alignment system.

Are you curious? Head over to Fanlore and learn more!

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