NO MEN ALLOWED! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Pyrate · 06-04-2003, 02:28 AM

But I'm a boy...

Can I then, on this argument, take a peek inside???

No?

Oh.

I was just wondering, it's the only forum I haven't been in, and it looks awfully tempting, but nah, I gotta respect privacy, rules etc...

But has anyone here failed to resist temptation and wandered into the Ladis' Lounge???

Ok, so noone will probably own up (if anyone) but I can't help thinking some guy has snuck a peek inside.

Come forth and repent!

JadziaDax · 06-04-2003, 02:44 AM

the NO MEN ALLOWED only mean that you cannot post in those threads. More like a "look all you want, but don't touch" situation.

Think of it as a Ladies Tea Social, and you're sitting outside the door. You can hear the conversations going on, but you're not allowed to interrupt.

The ladies of the TFP are very grateful for the space they have in that forum. And I'm proud of them.

SecretMethod70 · 06-04-2003, 02:49 AM

Think of it this way. How could we possibly enforce men from not even opening the page? It's logistically impossible even if we wanted to do it. Only way would be to study every single user and make a decision on whether they were female or not and set their permissions accordingly.

Keeping men from posting on the other hand is a different story - if someone doesn't seem to be female when they post in there (and, trust me, it's pretty obvious so don't try to fool us) then we only have to do research into that one person to determine their sex. That's a heck of a lot easier than multiple thousand members. So, like Jadz said, look, just don't touch.

Pyrate · 06-04-2003, 03:17 AM

It's not necessarily about enforcing them, maybe trusting them. Ok, so that's a bit naive, but you could ask and if peeps here have respect they'll be good.

Anyway, enough of me...I'm off to tha LADIES LOUNGE!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!

:q

Pyrate · 06-04-2003, 03:18 AM

Ahem. Excuse my lame excue at a smilie.

I couldn't remember how it goes...

Bill O'Rights · 06-04-2003, 04:31 AM

I dunno...I stay outa there. Although I'm sure that there's a lot of hot steamy sex stuff goin' on in there, I'm just as sure that at forty years old...ain't nothin' I ain't heard before. And besides, I mean come on, most of it, I imagine, is a lot of "hen talk" (sorry ladies), that I have no desire to be involved in anyway. So, give 'em their space...they need, deserve and seem to appreciate it.

On a side note, though...it seems to me that this is a recuring issue of sorts. Don't know why. Could it be kind of a "Now you stay out of that cookie jar." kind of thing? People seem to want what they are told thay cannot have? Just a thought. Then again, I could be fulla goo, too.

SecretMethod70 · 06-04-2003, 04:41 AM

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Originally posted by Bill O'Rights
Could it be kind of a "Now you stay out of that cookie jar." kind of thing?

All we ask is that you don't eat any cookies - you can know what's in there all you want

Bill O'Rights · 06-04-2003, 04:51 AM

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Originally posted by SecretMethod70
All we ask is that you don't eat any cookies - you can know what's in there all you want

Heh heh...now that's funny...and i don't even really know why.

troit · 06-04-2003, 05:03 AM

I'll fess up... I was a member of TFP when men were allowed to post in the Ladies Lounge. So after a couple of days of not paying attention to that particuliar forum I pop in and type in a reply and
BAMMM!!!!!!
all hell broke loose. I got PM's and messages pulling me out of there by my hair (in reality it was a friendly "Troit the rules have changed").

I do agree with the forum though. TFP's women need a place where they can have a conversation amoungst themselves without the interference of their male counterpart's opinions.

4thTimeLucky · 06-04-2003, 05:37 AM

I thought that we all had to say what our sex was when we signed up (I forgot whatever I told Hal, I would have told him anything to get back after the crash

).

I didn't realise that you guys did detective work. How fun.

Peetster · 06-04-2003, 06:10 AM

I respect the ladies. I respect their space. I know I'm allowed, but I usually don't even peek. That's just me.

The_Dude · 06-04-2003, 06:46 AM

u can look thru 'em

zf0enix · 06-04-2003, 07:22 AM

I'll confess. I've looked in the LL, but not tempted to post. Being a "fly on the wall" can offer some tremendous insight to the mysteries of the workings of women. Of course, it doesn't answer everything.

As a qualifier, the few threads I've looked at were general in nature (at least I thought they were!). I don't want to invade too much!

eyeronic · 06-04-2003, 07:28 AM

Never really browsed in there, but I'd imagine it would be as enlightening as Cosmo was when I was 13. Which, by the way, I recommend to all 13 year old boys who want to learn about women...

BentNotTwisted · 06-04-2003, 07:31 AM

So, what about a men's lounge? Where guys can do the locker room politically incorrect thing. Or do we already pretty much have that with the Sports and Cars forums?

hrdwareguy · 06-04-2003, 07:49 AM

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Originally posted by BentnotTwisted
So, what about a men's lounge? Where guys can do the locker room politically incorrect thing. Or do we already pretty much have that with the Sports and Cars forums?

Actually we tend to do that with every other forum from GD on down to the TB.

Mango · 06-04-2003, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SecretMethod70

if someone doesn't seem to be female when they post in there (and, trust me, it's pretty obvious so don't try to fool us) .

Oh, you think so? Heh.

BBtB · 06-04-2003, 09:37 AM

I looked in there one time. Back in 3.0 days. The first one I clicked on seemed inocent enough. I forget the exact name of the thread but it was nothing big. On about the third post down the thread started going towards female problems. I have yet to feel the need to go back since.

nash · 06-04-2003, 09:44 AM

On one forum I participated in, there was a ladies' lounge that was locked to anyone who didn't have permission. You had to submit something to a moderator (I forgot what kind of "proof" you needed) and they would give you the permissions. If the ladies really wanted privacy maybe the administrator can set something up like this.

mystmarimatt · 06-04-2003, 12:07 PM

i looked in once, just to see what they could possibly be talking about, but it wasn't quite the scandalous find i thought it would be. now i just leave them be

Plummie · 06-04-2003, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by troit
I'll fess up... I was a member of TFP when men were allowed to post in the Ladies Lounge.

*Sigh* I liked it better then.

But who really cares what I have to say.

Bill O'Rights · 06-04-2003, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Plummie
But who really cares what I have to say.

<b>I</b> care, for one. I've read some of your posts. Most seem quite insightful. I could say the same for most in this community. We seem to have a pretty good cross-section of society in here. Almost like a...well...like a community. </my2cents>

HockeyGuy · 06-04-2003, 05:06 PM

I have peeked in there, but never posted. Gotta follow the rules. From what i've heard of people that post....

Frowning Budah · 06-04-2003, 07:40 PM

I would never go into to the ladies forum. I am afraid to find out what they are plotting over there.

JadziaDax · 06-05-2003, 01:38 AM

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Originally posted by troit
I got PM's and messages pulling me out of there by my hair...

Did I pull too hard?

madsenj37 · 06-05-2003, 11:02 AM

Ive wanndered in there before, but since I have girls as friends, I know what they are talking about usually.

TaLoN · 06-05-2003, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill O'Rights
<b>I</b> We seem to have a pretty good cross-section of society in here. Almost like a...well...like a community. </my2cents>

actually tfp members are 95% one kind of people and then there are 5% made up of a different type that just don't express their opinions because it would offend the majority

06-04-2003, 02:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pyrate Psycho Location: London, CorBlimeyLand	NO MEN ALLOWED! But I'm a boy... Can I then, on this argument, take a peek inside??? No? Oh. I was just wondering, it's the only forum I haven't been in, and it looks awfully tempting, but nah, I gotta respect privacy, rules etc... But has anyone here failed to resist temptation and wandered into the Ladis' Lounge??? Ok, so noone will probably own up (if anyone) but I can't help thinking some guy has snuck a peek inside. Come forth and repent! __________________ ?

06-04-2003, 02:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Think of it this way. How could we possibly enforce men from not even opening the page? It's logistically impossible even if we wanted to do it. Only way would be to study every single user and make a decision on whether they were female or not and set their permissions accordingly. Keeping men from posting on the other hand is a different story - if someone doesn't seem to be female when they post in there (and, trust me, it's pretty obvious so don't try to fool us) then we only have to do research into that one person to determine their sex. That's a heck of a lot easier than multiple thousand members. So, like Jadz said, look, just don't touch. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 06-04-2003 at 02:51 AM..

06-04-2003, 03:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pyrate Psycho Location: London, CorBlimeyLand	It's not necessarily about enforcing them, maybe trusting them. Ok, so that's a bit naive, but you could ask and if peeps here have respect they'll be good. Anyway, enough of me...I'm off to tha LADIES LOUNGE! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!! :q __________________ ?

06-04-2003, 03:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Pyrate Psycho Location: London, CorBlimeyLand	Ahem. Excuse my lame excue at a smilie. I couldn't remember how it goes... __________________ ?

06-04-2003, 04:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	I dunno...I stay outa there. Although I'm sure that there's a lot of hot steamy sex stuff goin' on in there, I'm just as sure that at forty years old...ain't nothin' I ain't heard before. And besides, I mean come on, most of it, I imagine, is a lot of "hen talk" (sorry ladies), that I have no desire to be involved in anyway. So, give 'em their space...they need, deserve and seem to appreciate it. On a side note, though...it seems to me that this is a recuring issue of sorts. Don't know why. Could it be kind of a "Now you stay out of that cookie jar." kind of thing? People seem to want what they are told thay cannot have? Just a thought. Then again, I could be fulla goo, too. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

06-04-2003, 02:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	the NO MEN ALLOWED only mean that you cannot post in those threads. More like a "look all you want, but don't touch" situation. Think of it as a Ladies Tea Social, and you're sitting outside the door. You can hear the conversations going on, but you're not allowed to interrupt. The ladies of the TFP are very grateful for the space they have in that forum. And I'm proud of them.

06-04-2003, 05:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	I'll fess up... I was a member of TFP when men *were* allowed to post in the Ladies Lounge. So after a couple of days of not paying attention to that particuliar forum I pop in and type in a reply and BAMMM!!!!!! all hell broke loose. I got PM's and messages pulling me out of there by my hair (in reality it was a friendly "Troit the rules have changed"). I do agree with the forum though. TFP's women need a place where they can have a conversation amoungst themselves without the interference of their male counterpart's opinions. __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

06-04-2003, 05:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
4thTimeLucky Psycho Location: 4th has left the building - goodbye folks	I thought that we all had to say what our sex was when we signed up (I forgot whatever I told Hal, I would have told him anything to get back after the crash ). I didn't realise that you guys did detective work. How fun. __________________ I've been 4thTimeLucky, you've been great. Goodnight and God bless!

06-04-2003, 06:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	I respect the ladies. I respect their space. I know I'm allowed, but I usually don't even peek. That's just me.

06-04-2003, 06:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	u can look thru 'em __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

06-04-2003, 07:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
zf0enix Psycho Location: PacNW	I'll confess. I've looked in the LL, but not tempted to post. Being a "fly on the wall" can offer some tremendous insight to the mysteries of the workings of women. Of course, it doesn't answer everything. As a qualifier, the few threads I've looked at were general in nature (at least I thought they were!). I don't want to invade too much! __________________ One step closer to the edge...

06-04-2003, 07:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
eyeronic I run E. Location: New York	Never really browsed in there, but I'd imagine it would be as enlightening as Cosmo was when I was 13. Which, by the way, I recommend to all 13 year old boys who want to learn about women... __________________ I hold with those that favor fire.

06-04-2003, 07:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
BentNotTwisted Optimistic Skeptic Location: Midway between a Beehive and Centennial	So, what about a men's lounge? Where guys can do the locker room politically incorrect thing. Or do we already pretty much have that with the Sports and Cars forums? __________________ IS THAT IT ???!!! Do you even know what 'it' is? When the last man dies for just words that he said... We Shall Be Free

06-04-2003, 09:37 AM	#18 (permalink)
BBtB ClerkMan! Location: Tulsa, Ok.	I looked in there one time. Back in 3.0 days. The first one I clicked on seemed inocent enough. I forget the exact name of the thread but it was nothing big. On about the third post down the thread started going towards female problems. I have yet to feel the need to go back since. __________________ Meridae'n once played "death" at a game of chess that lasted for over two years. He finally beat death in a best 34 out of 67 match. At that time he could ask for any one thing and he could wish for the hope of all mankind... he looked death right in the eye and said ... "I would like about three fiddy"

06-04-2003, 09:44 AM	#19 (permalink)
nash Psycho	On one forum I participated in, there was a ladies' lounge that was locked to anyone who didn't have permission. You had to submit something to a moderator (I forgot what kind of "proof" you needed) and they would give you the permissions. If the ladies really wanted privacy maybe the administrator can set something up like this.

06-04-2003, 12:07 PM	#20 (permalink)
mystmarimatt Omnipotent Ruler Of The Tiny Universe In My Mind Location: Oreegawn	i looked in once, just to see what they could possibly be talking about, but it wasn't quite the scandalous find i thought it would be. now i just leave them be __________________ Words of Wisdom: If you could really get to know someone and know that they weren't lying to you, then you would know the world was real. Because you could agree on things, you could compare notes. That must be why people get married or make Art. So they'll be able to really know something and not go insane.

06-04-2003, 05:06 PM	#23 (permalink)
HockeyGuy Psycho Location: London, England	I have peeked in there, but never posted. Gotta follow the rules. From what i've heard of people that post....

06-04-2003, 07:40 PM	#24 (permalink)
Frowning Budah Slave of Fear	I would never go into to the ladies forum. I am afraid to find out what they are plotting over there.

06-05-2003, 11:02 AM	#26 (permalink)
madsenj37 Still searching... Location: NorCal For Life	Ive wanndered in there before, but since I have girls as friends, I know what they are talking about usually. __________________ "Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe." -- Albert Einstein