Originally Posted by MooseMan3000

See, that just proves my point. Only about 1 of 18 people in the guild is a girl, and that's in a genre that is typically noted as drawing more female participation. I'm not disregarding the fact that there are girls that play games. The fact is, however, that there are so few of them, that most of the time it's safe to assume you're talking to a guy.

It's like age. Most gamers are between 10 and 25. The numbers drop off significantly after that point. Yes, I'm sure that will change. As our generation of video game junkies ages, the proportion of older gamers to younger ones will increase. But at the moment, old people just don't play games.

Yes, there are exceptions. But they are the exceptions that prove the rule.