The problem that I’m seeing here is that while you are going in the right direction, I think you’re asking the wrong question or maybe asking the question incorrectly. You said it yourselves, you’re trying to find the personality or characteristics of Drupal. The easiest way I’ve found to do this with my clients is to list character traits as though Drupal was a real person (i.e. friendly, inviting, sharing).

Yet the answers people gave to your questions don’t really help in the slightest, because saying an actor’s name means nothing, unless I explain “why” I chose that actor, particularly in relation to their characteristics. And yes, you did ask people to explain their choices but look at how few even did this.

The sad thing at this point in time is that Drupal’s current symbolism of what it represents is “community plumbing”. The ongoing joke for those who have tried to use it and gave up in frustration is that, yes, it’s “community plumbing” because it’s messy, a pain to use and work within, often requiring specialized knowledge to really utilize (i.e. hire a plumber to fix the pipes). Yet Drupal, as an open source platform, should really represent something wonderful, an experience of ease and empowerment that people want to share with their friends the first time they use it. Yet that’s obviously not the case.

Woody Allen (confused and clumsy but highly abstract)

no comment on the car

an accountant (does tedious work, needs to be reliable and error proof)

* If Drupal was a celebrity, who would it be?
no comment

* If Drupal was a car, what would it be?
Bus, probably on tour, havin a party …

* If Drupal was a profession/career what would it be?
A teacher of community organizing.

Cougar – It’s attracting all the young talent.

Johnny Depp – Really great at some roles, but willing to try even the crazy stuff.

A Big Van – It can be creepy sometimes, but you can spruce it up with lights, running boards, tinted windows, and switches, and a horn that plays the Duke’s of Hazzard theme song so that it’s just the way you like it.

Social Worker – Well… that should be obvious!!!

a burro: unglamorous and sometimes slow, but can subsist on very poor fodder

orson welles: brilliant and never quite living up to his current potential or early promise.

a citroen 2cv6 with a Porsche flat six bolted into it: Real impressive at a conceptual level and when going in a straight line. But don’t expect to drive it in the city or carry passengers.

an installation artist: difficult to apprehend, and occasionally ending up nonsense once you “get” it.

* If Drupal was a celebrity, who would it be?
Q – can do everything, just ask the right questions.

* If Drupal was a car, what would it be?
No, cannot think of any. Cars are not flexible enough.

* If Drupal was a profession/career what would it be?
The unknow admin – nobody knows what this guy is really doing – but if he is off for a day, nothing works. Even the company CEO visits him from time to time to have a chat and bring him some presents.

* If Drupal was an animal, what would it be?
A human. Its versatility allows it to thrive in many different environments and adapt quickly to new ones or changes in the existing environment.

* If Drupal was a celebrity, who would it be?
Leonard Cohen. No idea why.

* If Drupal was a car, what would it be?
A BMW. Form follows function, but that doesn’t mean it has to be ugly. (Is that what BMW’s say? I don’t know anything about cars)

* If Drupal was a profession/career what would it be?
Really good IT staff. If they do their job, you won’t even know they exist.

PS. Could you tweak the font-size/line-height on the comment box? The large letters, small line-height and short lines make it really difficult to type proper sentences. It may be costing you feedback.

* If Drupal was a celebrity, who would it be?
Dr. Phil (he’ll point you to the right direction and tells you when you’re wrong, but hey… it’s your life… If you choose to do it differently, just do!)

* If Drupal was a car, what would it be?
A Tesla Roadster! Looking smart, fast and cheap on energy, ready for the future!

* If Drupal was a profession/career what would it be?
A butler! Discreet and unobtrusive, but helpful to the ones they serve.

Celebrity: House, MD. Knows his stuff really well, loves corner cases and doing new things, achieves miracles on a daily basis, cannot be bothered to do the basics (write your own damn forum privileges), wears ugly t-shirts in an environment where smart clothes and labcoats are the norm, his patients prefer to deal with his simpler but more presentable employees even if it kills them, he uses horribly technical language and calls you and idiot for not knowing what it means, requires a team of patient professionals to handle him.

Car: A Lego technic car.

Career: Civil engineer / furniture designer.