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I like that idea.

Who is the mod for this thread?

Who has the power to make ideas rules, and then enforce them?

I have learned never to post about anything serious in here, because I have seen where women had specifically asked that only other women reply, and had it ignored. It wouldn't be so bad if the men were honestly trying to help, or hadn't seen that the topic was in the Women's Forum. But I have seen some downright silly and immature responses which, if it were my post, would have pissed me off. So the solution, at least for me, is not to post about anything I really feel uncomfortable having a man respond to. It's a shame, but that's how it stands.

I think it's alright for men to join Women's Discussion but I don't think it's OK for them to say or hint at things that would be offensive to all women. There are other forums for that. I think we should feel safe to discuss issues without feeling put down. I know that there's going to be some things we don't agree on but enough with the put downs.

I think if a female doesn't want a male to post, then that should be respected. However it should be in the Topic Name, otherwise it's not clear enough.

Hi All;

I strongly think that "Women's Discussion" topics should be excluded from the "Home" page! I just unwittingly stepped into an abortion thread, and I feel like a voyeristic buttinski. Weather or not my comments were appropriate, or not, is not the point. I think this is allready being done with the "Adult" board, and would be appropriate here as well. My bad, I appologise.

Regards,

posting about how women are being sexist just because they use this forum should be disallowed

Women who have been attacked in their lives are triggered by impersonal, harsh, selfish, close minded communication towards themselves by males and other females. Women should be allowed to discuss abuse, rape, family, health, social, mental, and any other issues that they have freely without repercussions from other members. Women should be free to support each other without judgement and without members who don't agree trying to belittle them for their discussion. See the Good Ol' Dad thread for an example of attempted censorship of a victim by other members.

I like you mixtapebooty and Shiggly. Some other women as well. Except I have noticed some women on her making some really passive aggressive comments. Theyre being real b*****s and pretend they are not. I don't like them at all.

Thats why I deleted alot in the abuse thread because I felt alot of women would use it as an an oppurtunity to put you down and I was right!

They say they don't like gossip etc but theyre as snakey as you can get.

Well, I guess that puts me in my place.

If you're going to criticize how other women post in this forum, perhaps you could provide a hypothetical example so we know what you're talking about? Otherwise it could be anyone saying anything (and it's always someone else, right? ).

btw I like gossip. I think it can be used for good. But perhaps that's the subject for another thread?

Don't worry Anemone your one the women I like the most. I will deal with the women that piss me off to them - not to other people.

I just read this section for the second time and now that I am more familiar with WP I'm amazed at how many rules and regulations and proposals for rules and regulations and discussions about rules and regulations there are at a site where people are supposed to be against the interference of personal freedoms and personal expression.
I enjoy the so-called 'womens section' as most of the time it contains some of the most intelligent thread material on the site. I think if men were excluded completely we would be missing out on some good stuff even if our input to the discussions can sometimes be lame and abrasive. This site and the real world are actually very similar in many respects.
I can also understand why a separate mens section would be needed as there should be a place for the archiving of general lame and abrasive man-talk since even second class citizens deserve a place to be heard even if nobody is listening.
And then of course there would need to be neutral areas as well for neutral types of people and well I guess you can see that we'd need a whole lot more rules and regulations to prevent chaos and anarchy.

It bugs me when women create a safe zone and then men horn in on it because they like it better than men's country. But at the same time there are men I like chatting with even here, because they've earned their stripes out there in the bigger world (other forums). It depends on the person and the reason for being here. Also, on the topic. Hector's thread is kind of fun, for example.

I've noticed elsewhere how easy it can be for a man to become the centre of attention in an almost-all female zone, so I really prefer women only as much as possible.