Gamers! Are you male or female?

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:58 pm

Following a discussion in another thread (about gamers being fat and depressed) I thought it might be interesting to see the proportion of male to female gamers there are in here. If you don't want to reveal your gender, you can just tick the box without giving the game away.

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:17 pm

I like to think of myself as sexless. Seeing as there is no such option, I suppose male would have to do.

By the way, you could get a semi-decent idea of the ratio of male to female members on these boards by reading through the [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/speak-your-mind-16/the-updated-anatomy-of-gamebanshee-members-no-spam-10615.html"]The Updated Anatomy of Gamebanshee Members.[/url]

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:44 pm

I picked.... yep... "female" strangely enough...

Maybe there should be a forth option though, something like:
"I'm not sure" or.. if your name is Weasel, "I'm between surgeries"

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:50 pm

Hm... I thought 'Not telling' would cover those options, dragon wench... but maybe I should've been more specific.

Loki - yes, true, but a specific poll should do it faster and with less effort on my part!

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:54 pm

Fljotsdale wrote:Hm... I thought 'Not telling' would cover those options, dragon wench... but maybe I should've been more specific.

lol! I was just kidding

Though, you're obviously far more tactful than I am, "Not telling," is just so much more ambiguous than "Not sure." :laugh:

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:19 pm

Heh! Yeah I could see it was a joke, but it made me consider the matter more, all the same.

BTW, I always loved "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup". I first saw it years ago, and always wanted to use it - but wouldn't you know? - someone else always has it, whatever forum I visit! - though no! that's not quite true, come to think of it - but it may not go down too well on a cross-stitch forum! :laugh:

galraen · Post by **galraen** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:28 pm

Am I male or female? Yes.

Having now read the recent posts on the thread that provoked this one, I've now 'voted'.

By the way Siza 14 isn't fat, cuddly may be, but not fat; unless your 4' tall of course, but then you'd probably have a beard and be swinging a mean axe!

Magelord648 · Post by **Magelord648** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:05 pm

I did this before. Everyone went for the third option. Though I think I had something different... Probably "both".

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:49 pm

Magelord648 wrote:Everyone went for the third option. Though I think I had something different... Probably "both".

See, more and more people want that both/sexless option. It seems gamers don't care much for gender.

DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:18 am

I chose male because I am one. Don't need any further elaboration.

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:48 am

galraen wrote: By the way Siza 14 isn't fat, cuddly may be, but not fat; unless your 4' tall of course, but then you'd probably have a beard and be swinging a mean axe!

Ehhh ... how about 5' tall? That's still makes for pretty darn over-'cuddly'! :laugh:

And I didn't come with a beard or an axe.

femgamer · Post by **femgamer** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:34 am

I think the name states my case

DaveO · Post by **DaveO** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:12 pm

Male, over 30, overweight. Over and out.

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:19 pm

What do I fill out if I'm from Holland as well as slightly intoxicated?

fable · Post by **fable** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:38 pm

Tricky wrote:What do I fill out if I'm from Holland as well as slightly intoxicated?

A bar stool.

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:48 pm

C'mon, girls! Where are you?! :speech:

fable · Post by **fable** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:02 pm

Fljotsdale wrote:C'mon, girls! Where are you?! :speech:

There are quite a few women gamers in our forums, but like the guys, they probably don't think it's very important to identify their sex. I mean, it's not like you're giving away a free potato with every answer, after all. Besides, I'm allergic to potatoes, so I'll thank you to keep them to yourself.

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:12 pm

:laugh::laugh:

And I imagine most guys and girls are more interested in games than chatting in here... ah well...

But I was expecting a higher proportion of girls than 1 in 5 all the same.

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:20 pm

Fljotsdale wrote:But I was expecting a higher proportion of girls than 1 in 5 all the same.

Mind you, all the guys haven't started voting either. This poll of yours would probably yield a higher number of female gamers if we covered The Sims on these forums.

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:44 pm

True. As it is, I think this poll is a definite FLOP!