[stickoffury412]

I think if your around enough you just get to know each others genders lol. I've only had 1 mix up. And It was back when I first joined.

[NeopreneArmour]

Here's a question, has anyone met their partner through here? 

 

I'm Irish and not in the main demographic, so I'm a little unbiased.

[Neganite]

I'm a man! That's right ladies.... One at a time please!

[KidSeventySeven]

Here's a question, has anyone met their partner through here? 

 

I'm Irish and not in the main demographic, so I'm a little unbiased.

 

Yep, I can think of two sets of people in an active relationship having met on here...myself being one of them.   

[theblackboxlies]

Haven't met a new girlfriend through this site, but I have met some pretty awesome friends and kindred spirits 

[theglassintheguvseye]

I am half of the other R&L romances.  This is sweet BWR and Mama Glass at the battle of Franklin reunion.  He makes me put a bag over my head at all times just in case he feels amorous. Actually, it was raining and that kept my head dry.  It says "Senior Friends" on it so it obviously belongs to his old ass.

 

[KidSeventySeven]

Aww...  

[Neganite]

I think there's about 4 thousand miles between me and most of you so R&L romance seems unlikely at this juncture lol

[KidSeventySeven]

I think there's about 4 thousand miles between me and most of you so R&L romance seems unlikely at this juncture lol

 

There's 5,000 miles between Ansceniiiic and I...crazy shit happens, haha.

[theglassintheguvseye]

Until recently, we had 553 miles between us.  I never realized what a relief distance could be.    Nah, he's ok.  I hope you and Ans can be as miserably happy as we are one day, Kiddo. 

[Neganite]

Wow, I'm just a lazy bastard really haha

[UltraAmbiguousID]

The gender of the individual writing a post, or thread, matters not, as it is the content of the post, or thread, that truly defines them.

 

Considering the recent news regarding online sexual harassment, Gamergate, Elonis v. United States, and Aaron Finnie, etc., indicating a person's gender under their avatar seems inappropriate.  

 

Simply take the extra step to check their profile if you absolutely, positively must know how a poster sexually identifies themselves. However, that does not mean the user indicated their gender correctly in their profile!  

 

Here's a link to the latest poll on online harassment from Pew:

http://www.pewresear...ing-behavior/  

[TheLovernor]

I can't be the only one who immediately thought of this:

It's blocked for me, but please tell me it's WKUK?

[theglassintheguvseye]

Considering the recent news regarding online sexual harassment, Gamergate, Elonis v. United States, and Aaron Finnie, etc., indicating a person's gender under their avatar seems inappropriate.  

 

Simply take the extra step to check their profile if you absolutely, positively must know how a poster sexually identifies themselves. However, that does not mean the user indicated their gender correctly in their profile!  

 

Here's a link to the latest poll on online harassment from Pew:

http://www.pewresear...ing-behavior/  

 

 

This thread was started long ago because a few folks all at once were misidentified as he or she and a lot of apologizing was going on, not because gender matters as BO posted in your original quote.  It seemed a simple way to resolve a problem at that particular point in time.  I don't like looking at peoples' profiles.  Seems stalkerish as I said over a year ago.  The thread died and should have remained dead.  NEway...

 

I can assure you that the excellent mods and admins on this particular forum would NEVER allow anyone to abuse anyone else.  It just has to be reported by the person who is being harassed or sees harassment happening on the boards.  I have never seen any tolerance of any activity that could be deemed abusive. To the contrary, I have seen innocent and playful banter perceived as abuse, resulting in temp bans and warnings.  The mods are good and I never have any worries about being harassed.