How smart are you relative to other CFCers?

[Catharsis]

It is a nice touch that, in this poll, as the level of intelligence claimed goes down, the spelling of 'percentile' similarly deteriorates.

 

[cardgame]

Well, yea, knowledge of the Dunning-Kruger effect kinda makes most people a bit less brash than they would be, from what I've seen.

I meant in an opposite direction... if you suddenly become aware you're underselling yourself, you stop or reverse that trend. Sensible, no?

 

[Cutlass]

A couple of years ago I was probably closer to the middle. But many of the smartest people have left since then. So I figure I've gone up in the averages.

 

[madviking]

I meant in an opposite direction... if you suddenly become aware you're underselling yourself, you stop or reverse that trend. Sensible, no?

Maybe.

 

[Flying Pig]

I was always brought up to believe that a gentleman consciously undersells himself, then performs well and totally outclasses the competition, before answering 'how do you do it?' with a platitude about luck.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Most likely smarter than people around here may think.

This is significantly tempered by me not being nearly as smart as I think I am.

 

[ParkCungHee]

Are we at CFC intellectuals?

I think I've been called a decadent, over-educated intellectual or something similar a few times.

 

[Arwon]

I like how the 33rd percentile is above average, too.

I voted for that one.

 

[Dachs]

I like how the 33rd percentile is above average, too.

I voted for that one.

Says "about" average on the Pole.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

I like how the 33rd percentile is above average, too.

I voted for that one.

You can't say "fora" like you did earlier then attempt to play your smarts down.

 

[NickyJ]

I'm in the 2012th percentile.

 

[madviking]

I'm in the 2012th percentile.

That doesn't exist, so that shows a lot about your smartness.

 

[JohnRM]

Overall, I would think that I am about average. There are a lot of smart people on site and not all of them peruse OT, by the way.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I put below average.

 

[Zelig]

I meant in an opposite direction... if you suddenly become aware you're underselling yourself, you stop or reverse that trend. Sensible, no?

Not really, I've been told I undersell myself, but I haven't changed anything with that knowledge.

 

[NickyJ]

That doesn't exist, so that shows a lot about your smartness.

 

[Arwon]

Says "about" average on the Pole.

Oh. Hah. This is what I get for reading CFC on my phone before I've even properly gotten out of bed...

 

[squadbroken]

40% of the respondants are in the 90th percentile of forum users? I'm surprised it's not higher.

It's interesting how in this day people will willingly concede that they are physically inept or unattractive or obnoxious ("politically incorrect" is the usual euphemism for that) but when it comes to intellect they're always magically above the rabble.

 

[Dachs]

40% of the respondants are in the 90th percentile of forum users? I'm surprised it's not higher.

It's interesting how in this day people will willingly concede that they are physically inept or unattractive or obnoxious ("politically incorrect" is the usual euphemism for that) but when it comes to intellect they're always magically above the rabble.

Respondents do not make up either the total of CFC's population or a representative slice of same.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

I wonder if the results would be different in the Chamber.

It'd be the same, but boring.