On 2004-03-25, Katipo penned: >> >>She seems to be talking about a fear of being put down or treated >>poorly for participating in a technical forum. This isn't a fear I've >>ever had, but maybe I'm in the minority? I've also heard of women >>masquerading as men online to avoid any such questions ... and I've >>had women tell me that, in MMORPG type situations, groups tend to >>follow their direction much better when they played a male character. >>Me, I never cared for playing male characters, so I haven't had a >>chance to test that theory. >> >> > The only reason that I have ever come across to explain somebodys' > masquerading as someone other than who or what they are, is the fact > that they believed that they themselves, were insufficient to the > occasion. When you think about it, this is a somewhat sad personal > statement to make. >
I don't think this is the only reason. Some women would not like to call attention to the fact that they're women, especially on a public, archived forum. Every woman I've ever met who's had a significant online presence has also had some rather creepy interactions. In college, I had a guy email me to tell me, based on some pictures on my website, that I was "too good" for my then-boyfriend and I should ditch him. That really weirded me out. I've also read some really inappropriate comments. These incidents weren't related to technical forums, but I could certainly understand someone just not wanting to deal with these sorts of things, even rarely. -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
