A letter in Dragon Magazine

[reveal]

That girl in the other thread was one of the biggest attention whores this board has ever drawn to it.

I think I read maybe one page of that thread and I definitely pegged her as someone wanting attention.

 

[Aeson]

That girl in the other thread was one of the biggest attention whores this board has ever drawn to it.

Thats not real helpful.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Thats not real helpful.

Not to mention not being nice.

 

[The_Universe]

Thats not real helpful.

But it doesn't make it any less true.

Anyway, as to the topic of discussion:

I think some gamers do treat women differently on a conscious level. For the most part, however, I think males just treat women like they would in any other social situation. If you're courteous (or not) in normal social situations that involve women, I suspect that same unsconscious bias will carry over to games.

 

[reveal]

Not to mention not being nice.

But it's true. She came on here and said "I'm a gamer girl; aren't I pretty? Oh, did I mention I gamed?!" and that was really all she ever added. It might not be a perfect phrase, but it did fit this one woman pretty well. Heck, she hasn't been back since.

On-topic: Men should treat women with respect in all situations just as women should treat men with respect in all situations. And that's all I have to say about that.

 

[Aeson]

Most people here want attention. They wouldn't post if they didn't want to be listened to.

 

[Hijinks]

But it's true. She came on here and said "I'm a gamer girl; aren't I pretty? Oh, did I mention I gamed?!" and that was really all she ever added.

Not true. She also said she was a cheerleader, or at least, to paraphrase, "I look more like a cheerleader than a gamer so the gamers don't take me seriously." Which was called, and rightly so, as a pathetic pay-attention-to-me gesture.

 

[reveal]

Not true. She also said she was a cheerleader, or at least, to paraphrase, "I look more like a cheerleader than a gamer so the gamers don't take me seriously." Which was called, and rightly so, as a pathetic pay-attention-to-me gesture.

How silly of me to have forgotten that.

 

[reveal]

Most people here want attention. They wouldn't post if they didn't want to be listened to.

Posting to have people read your thoughts on a subject and posting for solely the sake of people paying attention to you are two different things.

If I post a new scientific theory, then I'm posting because I want people to read my ideas. If I post a new theory and say "I'm the smartest man alive and I should be nominated for a Nobel prize!" in the same paragraph, that's just begging for attention.

 

[Hand of Evil]

This was the breakdown from GENCON 2004 which I think can be taken to be the market: