She definitely got an easier ride than is typical here, but sometimes that just happens.

However, not everyone gets sent through the ringer. When people genuinely appear to be trying to figure things out, people go much lighter on them. Other things that helped Jennifer included being very clear about what she didn't know and wanted to learn, leaving out bravado, being aware of the normal BF response, and nicely asking for something else. She included details that helped people understand who she was, and left out irrelevant ones that are fun to jump on. Writing in a style approaching standard English didn't hurt either.
And you'll notice she made none of those mistakes. Most people do at least one of those things, and most of the posters here are guys. If the women get easier treatment, part of it is that a number of them don't do the sort of things that normally provoke the regulars into having a field day.

Jesus wept.

Diego can't believe it.

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l.../Maradona2.jpg

Someone should at least photoshop that extra hand out.

I am not a woman, but I have it on high authority that in the women's forum they strip down to their underwear and get into pillow fights nightly.

Me too, shame on me. Even LawnChair. I guess I should go to Foo once in a while but it's almost like gate crashing a party. I am already ignored at the Addiction thread :(

But what is highly irritating is the one that opens up intelligently but will argue endlessly if they do not get the the answer that they expected.

You to what, you are a woman?

By the way, I don't think anyone gets ignored in addiction, man or woman.

You misunderstood, me too like botto did not know you were a woman. And LawnChair as well - I thought was a man. Hence shame on me.

Addiction has an undeniable core group and that is all good. What I said was tongue in cheek. I usually look for amusing coasting and VeloVol banter once in a while and was at one point curious how long that thread could get.

do we know what happened to your thread? that night i rode my rollers and realized i needed a trainer. ...aaannddd it wasn't there.

This is too funny. I started coming here a few months ago after reading about this forum on another forum. There was a thread with lots of discussion on what a bunch of *******s where over on this forum. What can i say, i think confrantation is fun. I take it all with a grain of salt. But, if you go to any thread on this site. You can't get 5 posts into it without someone getting flamed for something.

Excellent point! Why do we even NEED this forum? Why not end all active posting and simply let the archives provide the answers?

So we can complain and b*tch. Capishe??

I think you may have wrecked it. This could have gone on for hundreds of pages.

The ice gets thinner.....

I am not a woman, that was Botto trying to be funny.

I am not a woman either. My day as a woman was insightful though. I got tons of PM's that I still have to answer. Chini563 bought me a bike. I almost got into the women's forum. I passed the multiple choice quiz but my essay "My Vagina and Me" was given low marks by the Mods.

I got nothing.

You weren't working it like I was.

You have levels?? Seriously?

There are different degrees of shiny.

Ahhhh. Hence the true justification for "intelligent" life on Earth! BRAVO! :thumb:

You know, you can't always tell which way the train went by just looking at the tracks.

The exact quote is, "There are no stupid questions, only inquisitive idiots".

I would never say such a thing anyway. When you see a skunk wandering near a dog park, the last thing you want to do is drive it away. Much more fun to hang back and see who provokes it.

Everyone brings something to BF -- that's what makes this place what it is. I wouldn't have it any other way.

What is this other forum you speak of, it sounds like the promise land.

Made me laugh.

33, by the sound of it.

Who in their right mind would pay to use this forum?

Who in their right mind is here?