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    #62
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,865 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    It would prevent situations like this -

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=56194196&postcount=3

    She ain't no boy


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    #63
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    It would prevent situations like this -

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=56194196&postcount=3

    She ain't no boy
    Would it really Xavi?

    If its optional the user might not have it enabled.

    If its not, whats to stop them lying about it?

    Might as well have a 'race/ethnic' field too.


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    #64
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,865 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    kaimera wrote: »
    Would it really Xavi?

    If its optional the user might not have it enabled.

    If its not, whats to stop them lying about it?

    Might as well have a 'race/ethnic' field too.

    Ah yeah I know. It'd be like age and location though, most people do tell the truth, some don't and some keep quiet about the lot. It's all the same really so why not have it? You can't have ASL without the 'S'!


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    #65
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,241 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Dudess wrote: »
    It would save a lot of the "he said this" and "he said that" in reference to posts made by females.
    What about if we used "(s)he said this?" Ask Tar?


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    #66
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Something about this idea strikes me as a bad idea... if people want to make their gender obvious they can do so at the moment.

    DeV.


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    #67
    Lockstep
    Registered Users Posts: 9,029 ✭✭✭Lockstep


    I'd support this.

    I'm often unsure of the sex of a poster and I'd rather avoid offence arising from referring to them as the wrong gender in a post.


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    #68
    Matt Holck
    Registered Users Posts: 9,706 ✭✭✭Matt Holck


    or age
    little boy


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    #69
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    kickoutthejams wrote: »
    I'd support this.

    I'm often unsure of the sex of a poster and I'd rather avoid offence arising from referring to them as the wrong gender in a post.
    Just refer to their post or their views.


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    #70
    kittensoft1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭kittensoft1984


    -1 from me.

    if you want to know just ask nicely! :)


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    #71
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,865 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    kittensoft1984 wrote: »
    -1 from me.

    if you want to know just ask nicely! :)

    ASL please


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    #72
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    DeVore wrote: »
    Something about this idea strikes me as a bad idea... if people want to make their gender obvious they can do so at the moment.

    A voice of reason in the madness.
    Thank you!


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    #73
    kittensoft1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭kittensoft1984


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    ASL please


    24/f/galway


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    #74
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,865 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    kittensoft1984 wrote: »
    24/f/galway

    :eek: It worked!


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    #75
    kittensoft1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭kittensoft1984


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    :eek: It worked!


    told you


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    #76
    The Artist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭The Artist


    41/m/cork
    +1


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    #77
    Lockstep
    Registered Users Posts: 9,029 ✭✭✭Lockstep


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Just refer to their post or their views.

    Not that easy.
    A poster's posts or views seldom state their gender.


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    #78
    2 stroke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭2 stroke


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    It would prevent situations like this -

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=56194196&postcount=3

    She ain't no boy

    No it wouldn't. If any posters gender is certain it's B!ue.
    That guy probably wouldn't have got it right if (s)he had a naked pic on his/her profile.


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    #79
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    kickoutthejams wrote: »
    Not that easy.
    A poster's posts or views seldom state their gender.
    That's not what I was saying. I meant don't use he/she & his/her, just use their.


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    #80
    Lockstep
    Registered Users Posts: 9,029 ✭✭✭Lockstep


    Sherifu wrote: »
    That's not what I was saying. I meant don't use he/she & his/her, just use their.

    Kind of pointless do you not think?


    JUst homogenising everyone.

    Makes things so anodyne.


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    #81
    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    Ok can we have an icon beside user names if they are "up for it"? Not for me obviously but its something monkeyfudge mentioned before.


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    #82
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    kickoutthejams wrote: »
    Kind of pointless do you not think?


    JUst homogenising everyone.

    Makes things so anodyne.
    Not really. Back in your box user 116790.


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    #83
    Quality
    Registered Users Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭Quality


    6th wrote: »
    Ok can we have an icon beside user names if they are "up for it"? Not for me obviously but its something monkeyfudge mentioned before.


    Well now, I am not exactly "up for it" 6th. I dont see how wanting to show what sex you are is pressumed as flirting.


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    #84
    Lockstep
    Registered Users Posts: 9,029 ✭✭✭Lockstep


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Not really. Back in your box user 116790.

    Fool. I'm user 116790, you're thinking of 116791

    God, the embaressment.


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    #85
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    6th wrote: »
    Ok can we have an icon beside user names if they are "up for it"?
    Do I really need one? O_o


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    #86
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    Beruthiel wrote: »
    A voice of reason in the madness.
    Thank you!
    Yeah, it's such a "mad" idea...


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