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- From: notarus@uiuc.edu (Mark Notarus)
- Subject: Re: "Gender Flags" -- for lack of a better term.
- Message-ID: <BtnKz7.M3J@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Sender: notarus@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark Notarus)
- Reply-To: notarus@uiuc.edu (Mark Notarus)
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- References: <9208260030.AA14936@moeng2.morgan.edu> <BtMHCD.Ip@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 17:37:41 GMT
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- hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Matt Hucke) writes:
- (* on the topic of a gender flag *)
- }I don't see any disadvantage, because many people pick gender-specific names
- }already. The examples you used (demi, saltgirl, thomas) are fairly obvious.
- }For people who would like to remain unknown, they can simply not set the
- }flag (have a default state of " "). Those who are really paranoid can always
- }mode -i.
-
- I'm not exactly known as paranoid, but at the same time, i really see
- a need for it. Why a gender flag? So i can tell if you're male or female?
- Why? Why can't i ASK you? Am i gonna speak to you different because you're
- male?
-
- It's kinda useless, and totally unwieldly.
-
- for instance, say i'm online. What's to stop me from execing a
- /mode +GF (gender Female)???
-
- Why bother?
-
- mark, razorbone
-
- --
- These are my opinions. These are only my opinions. If this had been a real
- honest-to-george CCSO opinion, it would have had someone else's name on it.
-