Kind of a weird question here.. (How many women on the forums?)

[topic58]

BUT I really wanna know how many of you guys out there are GIRLS? When browsing Ubuntu Forums I see you all as guys, but is that really true? There must also be a lot of girls/ women out there. True or false? Just being curious here..

[Mazza558]

I think this thread speaks for itself :)

[fuscia]

some of us are WOMEN!

[MRiGnS]

Tehre nO gUrLs in Teh iNtarWEB!!!

[Gmbrdilos]

probably half a dozen or so for decorative purposes :D

[marym]

I would question whether I am decorative!:lolflag:

[karellen]

I remember that I had the same curiosity some time ago...:)

[aysiu]

According to this poll (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=61048), women make up about 5.8% of the forum users.

[getaboat]

Not yet

[Gmbrdilos]

yeah females interested in technology are not so plentiful these days.

[BarfBag]

yeah females interested in technology are not so plentiful these days.

That's why I'm still a virgin.

[mips]

BUT I really wanna know how many of you guys out there are GIRLS?

I could be anything you want me to be :razz:

[happy-and-lost]

probably half a dozen or so for decorative purposes :D

So I'm just a decoration, huh? I bear a great resemblance to tinsel, huh? HUH?!

</end mini feminist rant>

[DoctorMO]

Most women don't say anything and simply claim their male because people treat them differently.

[karellen]

Most women don't say anything and simply claim their male because people treat them differently.

that's somehow sad....even if it's true...

[Kernel Sanders]

some of us are WOMEN!

I never realised that you were a girl! :o

[ComplexNumber]

I never realised that you were a girl! :o
thats because he isn't. but he is in touch with his feminine side. j/k

[Wartooth]

Most women don't say anything and simply claim their male because people treat them differently.


There's a big difference between not declaring it all the time, or ever at all, and claiming to be something they're not. The main forums I am on are techie, cars, or heavy metal. My gender has absolutely nothing to do with what I do (or don't) know about computers, how fast my cars go or how well I drive them, or what sorts of bands I listen to. Because of that, I find it unnecessary to do the "OMG I AM A GURL!" thing or even the "POWER TO THE WOMEN" thing or bother making my gender known unless it is of use to the topic at hand.

In relevant topics, I'll mention my husband, or something that will make it plainly obvious that I am female, but I don't try to hide it, and I do not attempt to make myself out to be something I am not.

An unfortunate truth, in my experience, is that the majority of females that find it necessary to do the "New gurl heer, *`~hee~`*" introductory threads in many forums are the ones who have the least to offer when it comes to substance and participation and simply set themselves up for failure by hoping they'll get attention for the set of reproductive organs they were doled out. It may not happen here, but it certainly does elsewhere, and a lot of folks I am sure have seen this very same thing.

If you think about it, many, many usernames do not convey gender. Yet, when a female has a screen name that does not convey gender, it is often assumed that she may be hiding her 'true identity' somehow. Strangely, though, this assumption or judgement is never really tossed in the direction of the males. I don't think they're particularly hiding anything any more than anyone else.

Before I close, please don't think I am picking on you specifically by quoting, it's just that I have seen that sort of statement quite a bit in my online life and have finally decided to type out something addressing it :)

[-Phi-]

What she said ^

- Phi

[ComplexNumber]

There's a big difference between not declaring it all the time, or ever at all, and claiming to be something they're not. The main forums I am on are techie, cars, or heavy metal. My gender has absolutely nothing to do with what I do (or don't) know about computers, how fast my cars go or how well I drive them, or what sorts of bands I listen to. Because of that, I find it unnecessary to do the "OMG I AM A GURL!" thing or even the "POWER TO THE WOMEN" thing or bother making my gender known unless it is of use to the topic at hand.

In relevant topics, I'll mention my husband, or something that will make it plainly obvious that I am female, but I don't try to hide it, and I do not attempt to make myself out to be something I am not.

An unfortunate truth, in my experience, is that the majority of females that find it necessary to do the "New gurl heer, *`~hee~`*" introductory threads in many forums are the ones who have the least to offer when it comes to substance and participation and simply set themselves up for failure by hoping they'll get attention for the set of reproductive organs they were doled out. It may not happen here, but it certainly does elsewhere, and a lot of folks I am sure have seen this very same thing.

If you think about it, many, many usernames do not convey gender. Yet, when a female has a screen name that does not convey gender, it is often assumed that she may be hiding her 'true identity' somehow. Strangely, though, this assumption or judgement is never really tossed in the direction of the males. I don't think they're particularly hiding anything any more than anyone else.

Before I close, please don't think I am picking on you specifically by quoting, it's just that I have seen that sort of statement quite a bit in my online life and have finally decided to type out something addressing it :)
i agree.
i've never heard of any woman not saying anything or claiming that shes male because she is afraid of being treated differently. i think that is complete and utter baloney. its more often than not a fallacy that is believed by politically correct touchy-feely men who like to believe that they know women much better than they actually do.

[fuscia]

thats because he isn't. but he is in touch with his feminine side. j/k

(what the hell...) and i touch it as often as i can. f'dum-bump!1

[yabbadabbadont]

(what the hell...) and i touch it as often as i can. f'dum-bump!1

Sounds like another classic fuscia signature worthy quote.... :lol:

[engla]

You could think engla is a feminine nick. However, I stuck that picture up there. Now I wouldn't believe just one pic or just a name, so am I double-hiding my identity? ;-)

[riven0]

Hehe... yeah, everyone takes me for a guy, too, because of my avatar. But even if I stuck something much more feminine up there, people will still take me for a guy without question. It's quite annoying. I don't even try anymore.

[DoctorMO]

i
've never heard of any woman not saying anything or claiming that shes male because she is afraid of being treated differently. i think that is complete and utter baloney. its more often than not a fallacy that is believed by politically correct touchy-feely men who like to believe that they know women much better than they actually do.

I was saying is that I know women who purport to be men in order to not be treated differently. some of them even posted in the women's forum here saying such. I don't need to be a 'touchy-feely man who likes to believe that I know women' all I have to do is read it. then just to make sure I hadn't gone psychedelic and imagining forum posts I asked my wife, the same answer.

I personally don't give a rats **** what gender, sex or identity you have. and rather than thinking I know women: I don't care for saying I know someone based on such simple measures, since it really isn't accurate.

So get off my back.

[Xzallion]

DoctorMo makes an interesting point, I for one tend to say im female in certain areas of the web. I mostly do this in games where my gender is unknown and people make annoying comments about females in the games. I was playing Call of Duty a few weeks ago and there were jerks telling a woman to get off the server cause she wasn't as good as them. So I told her to not let it get to her, and let them know a "woman" was kicking their rear at the game.

Once I got them off her back, she learned the ropes, and I made a new friend. Anyways, yeah people get treated differently on the web based on gender/nationality/race. Its all just uncool.

[WinterWeaver]

Rofl... I pretent do be a girl in WoW and GW... It's amazing how many people go all stupid and give you free stuff... lol ... one of the best reasons to play a female toon in online games ^_^

[frup]

that's somehow sad....even if it's true...

My girlfriend uses ubuntu but doesn't use the forums, she comes to me when she does need help, which has been once which is awesome.

And yes she does claim me as hers.

[frup]

Most women don't say anything and simply claim their male because people treat them differently.

I pressed the wrong quote button above, this is the one I meant.

[forrestcupp]

Where's Quinn when you need her?

[ComplexNumber]

Rofl... I pretent do be a girl in WoW and GW... It's amazing how many people go all stupid and give you free stuff... lol ... one of the best reasons to play a female toon in online games ^_^
hehe i read all about that on digg. apparently, the women who do online gaming are getting very upset and angry about it.

[macogw]

I'm a chick

[Sunflower1970]

Last I checked, I was female....

[FoolsGold]

Women don't exist on the Internet.

[beercz]

Women don't exist on the Internet.
You have obviously been looking at the wrong sites then!! ;-)

[ginnie6]

I've been wondering the same thing myself. I usually don't think much about who male or female online though. What's really funny to me is when we (dh and I) go out window shopping and the guys always wanna talk to him......he promptly turns and asks me about whatever they are saying.

[Buzzygirl]

I'm a gal, and a fairly technically-proficient one at that. :)

[Banished]

Women don't exist on the Internet.

:( ...yes we do

[proalan]

numbers here seem to reflect the ratio at my university course, only 11 out of 302 were girls in computer science.

[proalan]

numbers here seem to reflect the ratio at my university course, only 11 out of 302 were girls in computer science and they were pretty too.