What's the biggest reason for why you make mistakes typing people?

[Suomea]

.....or the most common mistake you think you make in general..... though that's a bit less interesting.

[Darkstar]

You color and bend the actual information to what fits best for you.

[Phaedrus]

I don't make typing mistakes anymore.

[consentingadult]

I don't make typing mistakes anymore.

Cool! That will leave you plenty of time to learn other new things, such as how not to be a prick anymore

[Hot Scalding Gayser]

I don't make typing mistakes anymore.

Facts not in evidence.

[aestrivex]

i'll try to make my impressions fit on information which is too minimal. i don't really think this happens most of the time (or if it does, the information that i have often leads to the right result), but i won't deny that sometimes i tend to be a bit hasty with certain conclusions that seem to make sense but might not completely do so.

[munenori2]

I used to type by how well I got along with people without thinking much of the functions, or just interpreting them (and not that deeply) to fit with who I got along with. I also didn't have a very clear view of what it meant to truly get along with someone in the socionic sense.

[Ezra]

I think it's a preconceived notion of a function which prevents me from seeing the truth in someone. For example, I considered SLI for unefille, and it turns out she's EIE. This isn't because I'm an absolute fuckwit; it's because I was interpreting certain traits of hers to be related to functions to which they weren't actually related.

I don't make typing mistakes anymore.

[Logos]

The amount of information I have available.

[implied]

I don't make typing mistakes anymore.

that's probably why you make mistakes.

anyhow, i'd agree w/ logos.

[Phaedrus]

Cool! That will leave you plenty of time to learn other new things, such as how not to be a prick anymore

That is much more difficult ...

[crazedrat]

i get someones type wrong if 1: i have not met their type AND subtype before 2: they have a new exertion type i havent experienced; and particularly if i haven't met many of their types/subtypes and dont have a strong grasp of the types flexibility 3: they are in a sexual situation where their dual is coming out (twice ive typed people as their duals) 4: i have very little information.
usually i can type someone off of their writings pretty accurately.
i dont rely on VI too strongly.

[tcaudilllg]

I think it's a preconceived notion of a function which prevents me from seeing the truth in someone. For example, I considered SLI for unefille, and it turns out she's EIE. This isn't because I'm an absolute fuckwit; it's because I was interpreting certain traits of hers to be related to functions to which they weren't actually related.

It's helpful to ask others if your preconceptions are valid than to assert their infallibility.

[Ritella]

any typing that i do over the internet (celebrities in particular) may be wrong mainly for the reason that i haven't met the person. i think getting a real life "read" on them is essential for typing. because of this, i sort of presume that my internet typing is good guessing, with varying degrees of likelihood, at best.
in real, if i type someone wrong it is because i have a crush on him and have decided that he must be my dual. other than that, i don't think i mistype people. if i get a clear read on a person's type, i'll type him/her. if i don't, s/he'll go in my "i have no idea" category.

[Ezra]

It's helpful to ask others if your preconceptions are valid than to assert their infallibility.

They tend to be. That's why I rarely make mistakes.

[crazedrat]

...
they tend to be infallible, so i don't make mistakes? or i don't make mistakes, so they are infallible. or since they are considered infallible, they don't recognize their mistakes.

[Nexus]

A lot of times people that are new to socionics do not have a very consistent picture of themselves especially with regard to the dichotomies and can easily be misled or even mislead themselves in a rather subjective manner with regard to the truth of their own characteristics - they may misrepresent their behavioral motives or confuse their intentions with their actual habits, or even just misunderstand the polarities. Most of the novices I have encountered can't seem to limit themselves to one end of the spectrum b/c they feel well-rounded, and it is true that everyone uses all 8 Model A functions to some extent. Determining which descriptive factors are most telling of a preferential imbalance of functions can be challenging, bu experience with other comparative types tends to be very helpful in this case.