term for female gamers

stanolis · Post by **stanolis** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:40 pm

i was on this other board and we were discussing female gamers (like me).
well, there should be a term for that. a word that word instantly let others know you a girl gamer. i was trying to merge the two words together and i'll i got was crap: femers, famers, gamales, gemales, gamfems, femgams

anyway, is there already a term?
note: i think my favorite is gamales (i pronounciate it like "tamales")

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:52 pm

What about "gamer"?

There is not special word for male gamer, so why should there be a need for a special word for female gamers?

Locke Da'averan · Post by **Locke Da'averan** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:01 pm

eech... wrong thing to ask on CE's watch stanolis

well i agree with CE, although women are a minority(atm) with games why should there be smth that tell immediately that you're a female? you can name you char with a womans name or type([girl] or [lollipop]) or smth like that after your name..

and if girl wants others to treat her as amale it's easy-don't say anything, and if she wants them to treat her like a woman, tell them that you are one.

it's one of womens advantages alongside being able to wear men's clothes.. when if a man wears womens clothes, he's a cross dresser->pervert(NOTE: i do not have an urge to dress in womens clothes nor do i know anyone who does)

CM · Post by CM » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:03 pm

I am sorry CE but you are very wrong. Don't you know us geeks can't get a decent girl and that we spend 99% of our lives on the net? So if we know a gamale is online we can try our hardest to make sure we can impress her with our online hacking abilities and how well we speak L337.

I must say this is a great idea. It will give my brethern a good chance at actually talking to a girl. Kissing one of course is a distant idea. I am all in favour of a term which will allow geeks to be able to hit on a girl via their online personas instead of assuming a player is a girl and ending up with a guy.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:08 pm

[QUOTE=CM]I must say this is a great idea. It will give my brethern a good chance at actually talking to a girl. Kissing one of course is a distant idea. I am all in favour of a term which will allow geeks to be able to hit on a girl via their online personas instead of assuming a player is a girl and ending up with a guy.[/QUOTE]

lol!

In other words, if you are female and want to avoid being hit upon by the likes of CM, it is a good idea to let male gamers believe you are male

On a slightly more serious note. My son has related something entertaining to me. He tends to play a couple of online games, and he frequently selects female characters precisely because the male players give him all kinds of nice freebies as a result.

He's been paying far too much attention to my stories on how to slip by customs officials...

CM · Post by CM » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:11 pm

Tsk tsk....i have never hit on any female in the gaming realm. I have been too busy showing them that as a man i am a better gamer

Plus WR would kick my ass if i even thought of it

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:14 pm

[QUOTE=CM]Tsk tsk....i have never hit on any female in the gaming realm. I have been too busy showing them that as a man i am a better gamer

Plus WR would kick my ass if i even thought of it

[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but you probably enjoy having your ass kicked anyway

CM · Post by CM » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:15 pm

Shhhh don't give her ideas

Wait...no do give her ideas

Now back to work. I need a secretary

Locke Da'averan · Post by **Locke Da'averan** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:49 pm

yes.. give her ideas.. so who's the current owner of staff of ram? WR might wanna loan it for Fas

Luis Antonio · Post by **Luis Antonio** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:03 pm

[QUOTE=Locke Da'averan]yes.. give her ideas.. so who's the current owner of staff of ram? WR might wanna loan it for Fas

[/QUOTE]

The staff of ram wasnt with Ned?

Maybe WR has the ring of the ram (we only saw her hands here, after all)

winter rose · Post by **winter rose** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:16 pm

lol.

well if you guys wanna see more than just hands (face for example) its up to fas.

( And I believe he should be banned from playing games without my supervision)

Luis Antonio · Post by **Luis Antonio** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:29 pm

Oh yeah, mr jealous will allow you to show yourself

Now, you should really look upon what he plays. He's a small pervert, you know, and with your guidance maybe someday he reach the status of small man

(joking Fas)

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:55 pm

I have to agree with the ppl who said there shouldn't be a separate term for female gamers. It's really ridiculous; who cares if someone's a guy or a girl in a game, anyway? You're all equal gamers looking to have fun. And like CE said, there's no specific term for "male" gamers.

And as dragon wench suggested, there will be girls pretending to be guys while gaming. And there could be some vice versa. Online, you never know. For all we know, both CE and dragon wench are men. And Magrus might actually be a girl (lol).

Obsidian · Post by **Obsidian** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:51 pm

Hahaha, funny stuff

here's me backing of thin ice very, very carefully...

@CM, thats about the first time I've seen sarcasm used successfully on the internet, cudos

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:44 pm

[QUOTE=dragon wench]lol!

In other words, if you are female and want to avoid being hit upon by the likes of CM, it is a good idea to let male gamers believe you are male

On a slightly more serious note. My son has related something entertaining to me. He tends to play a couple of online games, and he frequently selects female characters precisely because the male players give him all kinds of nice freebies as a result.

He's been paying far too much attention to my stories on how to slip by customs officials...

[/QUOTE]

Is this why women pretend to be stupid and confused when set upon by those hairy beasts in public?

Hmm, so, what does a mother need to be slipping by custom's officials anyways?

@Chimaera182, oh, great. One more person that thinks I'm a lesbian!

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:59 pm

[QUOTE=Magrus]Is this why women pretend to be stupid and confused when set upon by those hairy beasts in public?

Hmm, so, what does a mother need to be slipping by custom's officials anyways?

@Chimaera182, oh, great. One more person that thinks I'm a lesbian!

[/QUOTE]

Er... which hairy beasts? CM? Male gamers generally?

Hey... just because I'm a mother doesn't mean I'm utterly domesticated and have the word enblazoned across my forehead

Nothing too serious, to answer your question. Just the odd few bottles of wine over the usual quota, that kind of thing. It's amazing how customs officials forget to ask precise questions when a woman smiles sweetly at them

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:07 pm

Male gamers, and yes, it is amazing. My roommate picked a fight with a bunch of people at the gas station today, and because she's cute, she grinned and everything let it all go after she cursed them out. I was in shock.

Why shouldn't female gamers get a special name if some of them want one? A name is nothing but a stupid label, if someone doesn't want to be labeled as such, they don't have to be. It all can be ignored. If they do, well they have their name.

Edit: Ah, they have quotas on wine?! Those crazy officials better like my smile too!

Brynn · Post by **Brynn** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:31 am

[QUOTE=CM]I am sorry CE but you are very wrong. Don't you know us geeks can't get a decent girl and that we spend 99% of our lives on the net? So if we know a gamale is online we can try our hardest to make sure we can impress her with our online hacking abilities and how well we speak L337.

I must say this is a great idea. It will give my brethern a good chance at actually talking to a girl. Kissing one of course is a distant idea. I am all in favour of a term which will allow geeks to be able to hit on a girl via their online personas instead of assuming a player is a girl and ending up with a guy.[/QUOTE]
Awww no!!! In our guild in WoW, I'm the only girl - some of the guildies actually know I am female in real life, the others don't and I prefer it that way... Because as soon as guys find out that I'm a girl they go crazy and want to defend me which usually means I am supposed to stay back and only act on their instructions

"Stay back, I'll pull, heal me only when I use the /y Heal! macro"...

No, I'd rather keep this info private.

Locke Da'averan · Post by **Locke Da'averan** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:13 am

a princess who doesn't want to be treated as such..

there's two possibilities for why they do that

1. they have a life but they want to fulfill their fantasy of a valiant and brave man protecting beautiful and defenseless woman.

2. they don't have a life and hope that you are impressed by their virtual self in order to some day actually meet you in person to get a smoochy or even a noogie

giles337 · Post by **giles337** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:21 am

[QUOTE=Chimaera182]
And as dragon wench suggested, there will be girls pretending to be guys while gaming. And there could be some vice versa. Online, you never know. For all we know, both CE and dragon wench are men. And Magrus might actually be a girl (lol).[/QUOTE]

I play[ed] a female character in Guild Wars... The way the females looked, just seemed cooler....

[QUOTE=DW]Er... which hairy beasts? CM?[/QUOTE]

CM? Hairy!? Have you forgotten "that thread" already!