Spot that specifies gender

Is it possible to have something that shows the user is a male or female? PLEEEEASSSS :please: :please: I have started to reply to someones posts and i have no clue if its a he or a she :O.I would hate to offend one of our female members with a "hey dude" remark.Or better yet say "young lady" to a male member :rofl::rofl:.If we could have this one little thing i will not ask for anything else until the next time i need something lol

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Is it possible to have something that shows the user is a male or female? PLEEEEASSSS :please: :please: I have started to reply to someones posts and i have no clue if its a he or a she :O.I would hate to offend one of our female members with a "hey dude" remark.Or better yet say "young lady" to a male member :rofl::rofl:.If we could have this one little thing i will not ask for anything else until the next time i need something lol

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I agree. This would be a HUGE help for me too! :gj:

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Is it possible to have something that shows the user is a male or female? PLEEEEASSSS :please: :please: I have started to reply to someones posts and i have no clue if its a he or a she :O.I would hate to offend one of our female members with a "hey dude" remark.Or better yet say "young lady" to a male member :rofl::rofl:.If we could have this one little thing i will not ask for anything else until the next time i need something lol

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I third that one.

Is this where the bandwagon stops to pick up members?

**raises hand**

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Originally Posted by Holbeird

Is this where the bandwagon stops to pick up members?

**raises hand**

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Sure get on :D

I personally don't really care which gender I'm addressed as. If it's important, than it's easy to make it apparent in the sig, in the signing of the name, or even as the screenname.
I just don't see the big deal in knowing which is which on the site.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

I personally don't really care which gender I'm addressed as. If it's important, than it's easy to make it apparent in the sig, in the signing of the name, or even as the screenname.
I just don't see the big deal in knowing which is which on the site.

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Not everyone has a sig with thier names and some user names are not easy to figure out ;).

maybe they would like to remain genderless...

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Originally Posted by bigballs

maybe they would like to remain genderless...

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Hey you changed that last word :O :8:.I was just getting ready to say behave before this thread gets moved to the Q room :8::8:

I think it's a great idea provided it's only optional for a member to display gender.

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Originally Posted by Perry

I think it's a great idea provided it's only optional for a member to display gender.

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Of course :gj:

Im scared of Identity Theft, I want to remain genderless!

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Originally Posted by patthesnakeman

Im scared of Identity Theft, I want to remain genderless!

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Pat you can remain genderless then :rolleyes: :rofl: :rofl:

I guess now would be a good time to admit I'm a man huh? :P

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I guess now would be a good time to admit I'm a man huh? :P

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so then your real name would be Conrad?! :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

so then your real name would be Conrad?! :rofl:

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That would be awesome!! :D

I wouldn't mind if my name now was conrad. As it stands, any word or name that has the word "con" in it, is automatically my nickname.

Even names that dont have a "con" somehow get twisted to be my nick name. Like Conald McDonald for example. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by patthesnakeman

Im scared of Identity Theft, I want to remain genderless!

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Pat dear, not to hurt your feelings or anything, but you make an awful funny looking lady! :rofl:

Great now I'm stuck with the Pat routine from Saturday Night Live in my head.....thanks! :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I guess now would be a good time to admit I'm a man huh? :P

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Uum yea :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

so then your real name would be Conrad?! :rofl:

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lmao :rofl:

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

That would be awesome!! :D

I wouldn't mind if my name now was conrad. As it stands, any word or name that has the word "con" in it, is automatically my nickname.

Even names that dont have a "con" somehow get twisted to be my nick name. Like Conald McDonald for example. :rolleyes:

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Any relation to Ronald McDonald CON? :8: :8: :8:

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Pat dear, not to hurt your feelings or anything, but you make an awful funny looking lady! :rofl:

Great now I'm stuck with the Pat routine from Saturday Night Live in my head.....thanks! :rolleyes:

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So is this gender related spot possible? :please: :please:

Bans Joe for suggesting I'm related to Ronald McDonald. (He's a fictional character btw :gj:)

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

That would be awesome!! :D
okay I'll call you Conrad from now on!

I wouldn't mind if my name now was conrad. As it stands, any word or name that has the word "con" in it, is automatically my nickname.

Even names that dont have a "con" somehow get twisted to be my nick name. Like Conald McDonald for example. :rolleyes:
heh my son has a similar situation, his name is Connor. People can really make up some weird stuff.

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What if someone has klinefelters? Technically, they could go either way...... being XXY.

I'm not asking for me, of course. There's this....um... friend of mine who is.......uhh..... also on the site and , er, she, I mean he, would really like this cleared up.


Cheers,
Kat

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Bans Joe for suggesting I'm related to Ronald McDonald. (He's a fictional character btw :gj:)

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Wrong thread my dear :rolleyes:.You mean to tell me Ronald McDonalds not real :tears::tears:.You lie :taz:.I am calling Chuckie Cheese and telling on you :8::8:

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Originally Posted by janeothejungle

What if someone has klinefelters? Technically, they could go either way...... being XXY.

I'm not asking for me, of course. There's this....um... friend of mine who is.......uhh..... also on the site and , er, she, I mean he, would really like this cleared up.


Cheers,
Kat

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Kat you i mean your freind call be nutruel then :P

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Great now I'm stuck with the Pat routine from Saturday Night Live in my head.....thanks! :rolleyes:

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Ahhhh Now I'm just re-living my high school years!!!!!! :O:rage::rage:

So is this request possible anyone???? :confused:

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Originally Posted by joepythons

So is this request possible anyone???? :confused:

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Got it covered for ya bro!

Hi,

I honestly don't know if it is possible to add something like that retroactively for all the users (or whether there is a reason we do not already do so) but I shall certainly leave a note asking one of the admins to look into it for you. :)


dr del

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Got it covered for ya bro!

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LMAO :8:

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

I honestly don't know if it is possible to add something like that retroactively for all the users (or whether there is a reason we do not already do so) but I shall certainly leave a note asking one of the admins to look into it for you. :)


dr del

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Why thank you :gj:

I think it is a cool idea :gj:

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Originally Posted by joepythons

So is this gender related spot possible? :please: :please:

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Why you always want to spoil our fun!!:P Have enough trouble talking to the ladies!!:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

Why you always want to spoil our fun!!:P Have enough trouble talking to the ladies!!:rolleyes:

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Nope :colbert:.I just think it would be a thing to make life easier knowing if the person you are talking to is a he or a she :rolleyes:.By the way i have my special lady already :date: :neener: :rofl:

Any possibilities of this request happening :please: :please: :D

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Any possibilities of this request happening :please: :please: :D

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Filed under things to consider for the future. May or may not happen depending on future upgrades and how the software evolves. However, we never rule any option out regardless of the default system capabilities. Hope that answers your question Joe. :D

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Originally Posted by iceman25

Filed under things to consider for the future. May or may not happen depending on future upgrades and how the software evolves. However, we never rule any option out regardless of the default system capabilities. Hope that answers your question Joe. :D

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Sounds like a plan to me Thanks :gj:

I hate to be a stickler but I believe the OP is looking for our "sex" rather than our "gender". Sex refers to either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male on the basis of their reproductive organs. Whereas, gender refers to the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.

Sure, you could ask everyone what their gender is, but many people don't even know their own gender. And those who do would probably never tell you anyway. There is just way too much discrimination surrounding gender today. And, another problem is that gender is not black and white. People can lean strongly one way or the other, or be right down the middle.

While most people are unwilling to share their pschological gender traits with the world, there are many physical traits that can't be so easily hidden. The two most noticeable are finger length, and hair spiral direction. Individuals possessing mostly female gender traits will generally have an index finger (on one, or both, hands) that is longer than their ring finger. Very feminine women, gay, and transgendered men will typically possess this trait, whereas, very macho men, and lesbian women, will generally have a shorter index finger than their ring finger. Hair spiral direction is another very visible clue, clockwise for male and counterclockwise for female.

If you don't think the gender lines are blurred, just walk into any honky-tonk on a Saturday night where you can see all the cowboys cleaned-up pretty and twirling about in their pointy heels and frilly shirts. Or, think about the huge numbers of women who are fans of professional sports that they are not even allowed to participate in. The world of male dominated sports is clearly an outlet for men's primitive need to do battle while living in a "civilized" world. Women are abused by their husbands and boyfriends ten times more on Super-bowl Sunday than any other day of the year! It's the single biggest domestic violence day of the year, yet many women love it.

Of course, if the OP really wants to know about our gender rather than our sex perhaps we should should just post pictures of our hands.

ahh!!! My ring finger is longer than my forefinger!!!! I need to reassess my life... j/k. I've heard this before, but I have also heard that it's all pseudo science. I don't if either is right or wrong. ;)

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Originally Posted by Jenn

I hate to be a stickler but I believe the OP is looking for our "sex" rather than our "gender". Sex refers to either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male on the basis of their reproductive organs. Whereas, gender refers to the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.

Sure, you could ask everyone what their gender is, but many people don't even know their own gender. And those who do would probably never tell you anyway. There is just way too much discrimination surrounding gender today. And, another problem is that gender is not black and white. People can lean strongly one way or the other, or be right down the middle.

While most people are unwilling to share their pschological gender traits with the world, there are many physical traits that can't be so easily hidden. The two most noticeable are finger length, and hair spiral direction. Individuals possessing mostly female gender traits will generally have an index finger (on one, or both, hands) that is longer than their ring finger. Very feminine women, gay, and transgendered men will typically possess this trait, whereas, very macho men, and lesbian women, will generally have a shorter index finger than their ring finger. Hair spiral direction is another very visible clue, clockwise for male and counterclockwise for female.

If you don't think the gender lines are blurred, just walk into any honky-tonk on a Saturday night where you can see all the cowboys cleaned-up pretty and twirling about in their pointy heels and frilly shirts. Or, think about the huge numbers of women who are fans of professional sports that they are not even allowed to participate in. The world of male dominated sports is clearly an outlet for men's primitive need to do battle while living in a "civilized" world. Women are abused by their husbands and boyfriends ten times more on Super-bowl Sunday than any other day of the year! It's the single biggest domestic violence day of the year, yet many women love it.

Of course, if the OP really wants to know about our gender rather than our sex perhaps we should should just post pictures of our hands.

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Uhhh.......what? :weirdface:weirdface

I'm with you Pat...WHAT?

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Originally Posted by Jenn

I hate to be a stickler but I believe the OP is looking for our "sex" rather than our "gender". Sex refers to either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male on the basis of their reproductive organs. Whereas, gender refers to the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.

Sure, you could ask everyone what their gender is, but many people don't even know their own gender. And those who do would probably never tell you anyway. There is just way too much discrimination surrounding gender today. And, another problem is that gender is not black and white. People can lean strongly one way or the other, or be right down the middle.

While most people are unwilling to share their pschological gender traits with the world, there are many physical traits that can't be so easily hidden. The two most noticeable are finger length, and hair spiral direction. Individuals possessing mostly female gender traits will generally have an index finger (on one, or both, hands) that is longer than their ring finger. Very feminine women, gay, and transgendered men will typically possess this trait, whereas, very macho men, and lesbian women, will generally have a shorter index finger than their ring finger. Hair spiral direction is another very visible clue, clockwise for male and counterclockwise for female.

If you don't think the gender lines are blurred, just walk into any honky-tonk on a Saturday night where you can see all the cowboys cleaned-up pretty and twirling about in their pointy heels and frilly shirts. Or, think about the huge numbers of women who are fans of professional sports that they are not even allowed to participate in. The world of male dominated sports is clearly an outlet for men's primitive need to do battle while living in a "civilized" world. Women are abused by their husbands and boyfriends ten times more on Super-bowl Sunday than any other day of the year! It's the single biggest domestic violence day of the year, yet many women love it.

Of course, if the OP really wants to know about our gender rather than our sex perhaps we should should just post pictures of our hands.

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Uuum NEWS FLASH please refrain from trying to turn this request into something its NOT :rolleyes:.I could care less who someone gets busy with.I simply asked if we could show something that says you are a BOY or a GIRL NOT WHO YOU SLEEP WITH :weirdface:weirdface.

I think a place to specify gender on the site could be a good thing... for people that want to use it. Just because it would be there does not mean you HAVE to use it.
I think the simple topic went way off in left field.. to a whole other issue.

To be easiest to identify the gender of a poster, it would be nice if the colored spot or whatever, showed up beside their posts. sort of like: name, bpnet veteran, avatar picture, join date, location, gender, number of posts, etc.

However, it might be easier to add to the site on the profile page, under "additional information". At least it would be there for those who cared to take the time to go looking.

I think this would be a great addition, as long as sharing the information was optional.

Oh yeah, and before I posted using the word "gender", I looked it up in an online dictionary. The definition of being synonymous with "sex" was listed before the one about traits associated with a particular sex. So nothing wrong with using the word gender here.

My thoughts- im all for it as there are many user names that will go either way. when i say hello to a guy its more like " whats up dude/Man/Bro...." when i say hello to a lady its more like " good morning "Name", whats up "name" and so on. the big reason is when refering to someone and calling them a He when they are a She or backwards.

now when picking gender as some have stated above ( Jenn, Kat) you should have a choice. there are men that believe they are the wrong sex and women that believe they are the wrong sex. When some one has the XXY gene they tend to lean twords one sex and would like to be referred to that so if you are able to choose Male or Female and thats how they will be addressed.