is atot a sexist and hostile environment?

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: AmberClad

None of the above. I do still get people referring to me as "he"/"him" etc, from time to time though. Not sure how much more explicit I need to be that I'm not a guy .

Ditto. I just ignore it now as a lot of the kids have never seen how it is in the real world. There are LOTS of women in tech and professional fields.

You are moderators. People usually don't ask a moderator, who can ban you, for pics. Or, say things like, "tits or gtfo." You would just ban that guy.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555


You are moderators. People usually don't ask a moderator, who can ban you, for pics. Or, say things like, "tits or gtfo." You would just ban that guy.

Not true! When we participate in a thread it's common ground just like anyone else. The title may be there but "everything else" is left at the door.

 

[Atheus]

pole

chauvinist pig...

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Descartes
Sorry, but despite what Rubycon is saying you'll likely find the gender imbalance to still be present. There simply aren't that many women in technical fields, especially American women. You'll find a lot more Asian women in technical fields than anything else.

Note I'm referring primarily to highly qualified positions, not technical support, etc. This is no reflection on women of course, but rather just the stereotypes that a lot of women seem to want to avoid.

That would be fine with me.

Unless they're all still in Asia.

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555


You are moderators. People usually don't ask a moderator, who can ban you, for pics. Or, say things like, "tits or gtfo." You would just ban that guy.

Not true! When we participate in a thread it's common ground just like anyone else. The title may be there but "everything else" is left at the door.

Very well then.

*ahem*
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Tits or.....well, no need to GTFO. Please and thank you.





There, see? Not hostile. I was perfectly civil and polite. I said "please," gave a pre-emptive "thank you," and did not insist on the GTFO clause.

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: xcript
Ladies, please... too much words, not enough nude pics.

^ Hey, and it took more than three years to get my first pics-or-ban style comment and I even walked right into that one -- that's gotta be prove right there that ATOT isn't overly sexist :laugh:

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
i voted Yes

yo dawg, i heard you like bun bun

 

[Locut0s]

Yes and no.

The net as a whole is a pretty dog eat dog place and I thing you just have to accept it for what it is most of the time. I have seen people torn apart in threads here and felt sorry for them but all and all there are much worse forums on the net!! ATOT has managed to hold a nice fine balance between the brutality and utter cluster f*ck that is some forums and the iron fisted closed forums on the other side of the fence. Occasionally things veer one way or another but all in all I like the balance. It makes for a fun snappy environment.

Another thing is people will say things on the net to each other that they wouldn't dare say to someone in person. But all you have to do is hang out with the right crowd and you will hear some pretty brutal stuff in "real life". I've had acquittance and coworkers say things about female customers and others they see that make "I'd hit it" sound like sweet nothings.

 

[imported_Imp]

Anonymous nerds with egos... yes. Not to mention the dominance of men.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: AmberClad

Originally posted by: vi edit
Most self professed women posters are either bombarded by requests for :camera: or tore apart because posters think they aren't women at all. And for the rest they are chronically nagged by some poster or another because they are easy targets.

We've scared away a good number of female posters among the years.

None of the above. I do still get people referring to me as "he"/"him" etc, from time to time though. Not sure how much more explicit I need to be that I'm not a guy .

You've only been here for three years and haven't spent any significant time posting in OT.

I honestly didn't even know your username until you were announced as a moderator. The OT forum is a different beast than the hardware ones.

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: vi edit

Originally posted by: AmberClad

Originally posted by: vi edit
Most self professed women posters are either bombarded by requests for :camera: or tore apart because posters think they aren't women at all. And for the rest they are chronically nagged by some poster or another because they are easy targets.

We've scared away a good number of female posters among the years.

None of the above. I do still get people referring to me as "he"/"him" etc, from time to time though. Not sure how much more explicit I need to be that I'm not a guy .

You've only been here for three years and haven't spent any significant time posting in OT.

I honestly didn't even know your username until you were announced as a moderator. The OT forum is a different beast than the hardware ones.

Most definitely!

AmberClad is not a name I ever see post in ATOT.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: TehMac

You talk like a man.









:Q

No. Written messages ? speaking/talking.

Or singing

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: TehMac

You talk like a man.









:Q

No. Written messages ? speaking/talking.

Or singing

You write like a man. I always think you are a man. Only thing that ever brings doubt to my mind is your avatar.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
No. Written messages ? speaking/talking.

Or singing

Sure sounds better than if I'd sing it.





Exactly how does one write like a man?


"GIMME TITTIES AND BEER!! FOOTBALL!!!"


Like that?

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: vi edit

Originally posted by: AmberClad

Originally posted by: vi edit
Most self professed women posters are either bombarded by requests for :camera: or tore apart because posters think they aren't women at all. And for the rest they are chronically nagged by some poster or another because they are easy targets.

We've scared away a good number of female posters among the years.

None of the above. I do still get people referring to me as "he"/"him" etc, from time to time though. Not sure how much more explicit I need to be that I'm not a guy .

You've only been here for three years and haven't spent any significant time posting in OT.

I honestly didn't even know your username until you were announced as a moderator. The OT forum is a different beast than the hardware ones.

i've seen amberclad post every once in a while, though I have no idea whether amberclad is a he or she, and definitely did not know (s)he is a mod!

i spend most of my time in OT/PCgaming/Garage

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: AmberClad

Originally posted by: xcript
Ladies, please... too much words, not enough nude pics.

^ Hey, and it took more than three years to get my first pics-or-ban style comment and I even walked right into that one -- that's gotta be prove right there that ATOT isn't overly sexist :laugh:

That's nice, dear. Umm, all I see is more words. :|

 

[venkman]

no, now get the sand out of yer va-jay-jay.

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: vi edit

Originally posted by: AmberClad

Originally posted by: vi edit
Most self professed women posters are either bombarded by requests for :camera: or tore apart because posters think they aren't women at all. And for the rest they are chronically nagged by some poster or another because they are easy targets.

We've scared away a good number of female posters among the years.

None of the above. I do still get people referring to me as "he"/"him" etc, from time to time though. Not sure how much more explicit I need to be that I'm not a guy .

You've only been here for three years and haven't spent any significant time posting in OT.

I honestly didn't even know your username until you were announced as a moderator. The OT forum is a different beast than the hardware ones.

I do spend most of my time in the Hardware/Tech subforums (and PC Gaming somewhat), so there's that. And I think a substantial percentage of what I do post in ATOT is something related to either NewEgg/UPS/USPS rants or other non-social topics that don't normally lead to requests for pics. Certain threads are just fodder for asshat behavior, whether that's behavior of the sexist kind or something else .

 

[JulesMaximus]

Laws yes!! Women are the enemy!!!

M O O N...That spells enemy.

 

[eakers]

not really.

I mean, when you put yourself out there in a certain way you get treated in a certain way. It doesn't just happen with female members, it happens with male ones too.

Lord knows I brought enough on myself at the time.

eta:
there are sexist people here and that comes out but there are also racist and homophobic people too.. just because a few people are like that does not set the tone for the whole board.

 

[lyssword]

Because posters on AT figured out asking for pics is futile.

 

[randay]

welcome to the internet.

 

[WHAMPOM]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
AT isn't hostile at all. BTW it's POLL not POLE you dumb motherfucker, and if you make that mistake again I'll jab out your eyes with a salad fork and skull fuck you. Like I said... nothing but friendlies around these parts.

Or reach through your screen, grab him by his pencil neck and choke the geek?

 

[AlienCraft]

.The interesting thing about the incessant cry of :camera:'s? is even if one is provided, who is to say thats actually the person requestd? I mean, if it's like;y the 15 yo girl in the chat room is actually a 29 year old unemployed guy in his skivveys in his mom's basement, wouldn't the same possibility exist for the person whose picture has been demanded?
I think it would be cool for some gal whose getting pestered to go grab a picture from CL's hook up section and decoy them.
What possible good can be served by actually letting your picture get out?, ESPECIALLY like that.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
.The interesting thing about the incessant cry of :camera:'s? is even if one is provided, who is to say thats actually the person requestd? I mean, if it's like;y the 15 yo girl in the chat room is actually a 29 year old unemployed guy in his skivveys in his mom's basement, wouldn't the same possibility exist for the person whose picture has been demanded?
I think it would be cool for some gal whose getting pestered to go grab a picture from CL's hook up section and decoy them.
What possible good can be served by actually letting your picture get out?, ESPECIALLY like that.

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[theflyingpig]

I do my best to be unhelpful and hostile. It's gotten me banned a few times though. I guess I just need to refine my technique.