Re: Men vs Women on Conlang

--- Tim May <butsuri@...> wrote:

> Of course, at best we can only attempt to
> gather statistics on what people _say_ they
> are.
I suspect people here tend to be what they say
they are!

> I wouldn't assign a very high value of
> certainty to the sex of anyone online you
> haven't met face to face.
True enough out in the Wilds of Usenet or the
byzantine backalleys of Chatrooms. Less so in
concentrated mail lists; still less so in a more
intellectual or creative list like this one. Even
if I called myself "Madame Hollandaise" out in
Usenet, I would think that a bit silly for here.

Note also the high rate of Real Names in use, as
opposed to obvious Internet nicknames. I think I
would assign a much higher certainty than you
would in this matter!

> But this is probably statistically
> insignificant.
Still, it is an important thing to take into
consideration. I can say I'm one or the other,
but you _still_don't_know_ until you've met me.
And verse visa.

Padraic.


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