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Originally posted by CSflim
JackSpratt I guess the main reason why we don't have a Men only area is that there are so few females to begin with, due to the fact that it is a. on the internet and b. is a site which grew out of an adult material oriented site.
You see if a lady were to post in the General area with a female specific topic, the VAST majority of the replies would be from men, and that may not be what she wants. In the LL she can be gauranteed only to get female responces.
Think of it the other way round: If a man posts a male specific topic, he is only really going to get male responces, with maybe one or two female replies, hence the reason a Men Only Area is not really a requirement. If the population of the TFP was more a 50:50 split then sure a Men Only Area would definately be a good idea.
As for responding to threads started in the LL, if you feel you MUST respond (to defend yourself or whatever) just start a new Thread here, and [quote ] the required material.
-C.S. Flim
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C.S.Flim,
I totally see your point in retrospect. Just the sheer volume of men on this board would tend to overwhelm what might otherwise be a more female-focused (and potentially more worthwhile to the original poster) discussion. I really feel no need to contribute to those conversations actually anyways. Thanks for pointing it out so well. I also see your point about the majority of responses to posts on the general discussion boards (and others) coming from men. However, I have found in my (albeit brief and mostly lurkerish) time here that certain topics draw alot of female response (i.e. rape of men, sexual harassment, etc.), some of it frankly derisive, some of it not so. A male-only space would allow these topics to be broached in a less judgemental space. Perhaps its just me but in my personal experience outside this board, there are topics I will not broach when there are any women in the room, but perhaps thats just me. In any case, I won't be losing any sleep over it, its not that big a deal, more of an intellectual issue of fair play (I have a great love of debate and constructive dialogue), and when I am consistently offended, I find the Ignore User tag works pretty darn well.
