Originally Posted by
Machka
But here's the thing ... women are concerned that if they post something, it will either deteriorate into something vulgar and insulting ... or that they will get flamed or facepalmed because they don't know the right questions to ask or right terms to use or whatever. There's a concern about both things.
The worst I've seen for a female, especially a newbie, is someone taking a few extra minutes to explain something. While I'm sure the infrequent flame has occurred, I believe it to be far from the norm.