[Zen888]

After reading a thread by our dear Mellors in the Men's Forum, I thought I should ask the womyn a similar question.

Should the men in Psych Central have a thread in the Womyn's Forum to ask questions regarding womyn? It would be one constant thread.

Vote: yes or no (feel free to leave a comment as to why you voted yes or no)

[LMo]

I would rather have them post in Relationships, personally...

[bebop]

personally I think it is a good idea if they have specific questions of females. I saw his thread there and I think it was in response to someone's question here about being able to ask the men questions from time to time. so I vote yes

[Rhapsody]

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LMo said:
I would rather have them post in Relationships, personally...

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for.... this THREAD is for WOMEN only and should be kept that way (as should the MEN'S thread be for MEN only) and IF any of us have a QUESTION regarding the opposite sex then we can place it in the RELATIONSHIP THREAD.... or in GENERAL if the question is not about a relationship issue per say.

LoVe,
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[Raynaadi]

I'd rather not....I wouldn't post in the men's forum. This is our place.

[(JD)]

No, not necessary imo. I think there are enough females reading the male's forum, and vice versa that if they wish to ask a question,they can begin a thread there asking us to respond there... or in the relationships forum.

And, remember that DocJohn has asked that we keep ongoing threads down to 100 pages, so the idea of one thread in each forum would only work for a short time

[lenjan]

Mellors insisted -- loudly and aggressively -- that there BE a men's forum -- and now he has it. I thought it was a stroke of genius that we got a women's forum at the same time, and I'd prefer to let the men keep to themselves, as was requested, after all! If we're going to segregate people by gender, let's do it right.

[Raynaadi]

i'm for it being in relationships.

'if we are going to segregate people by gender, lets do it right'

lol

there are the general boards and the relationship boards as well.

what i'd really really really really really like to know is

1) what is the criteria for posting in the guys board (or the girls board)? chromosomes? sex organs? gender identity?
2) what is the penalty for breaching one of the above?
3) whatever next? race? social class? income?

i'm kidding around slightly...

(though since this is a mental health board and all i am concerned for people who here / who might join up with a gender identity disorder... there are also medical conditions such that... i guess i just don't know how sensitive i find the idea of the segregation to be precisely for those reasons)

personally... i wouldn't want the few guys from the guys board to be considered representative of all guys...

and there would probably be more of an audience on general or relationships...

and...

i still don't really see why someones opinion should be worth more (or less) simply because they are the same (or different) chromosomes or genitals or gender identity (or whatever) as you...

[Rhapsody]

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alexandra_k said:
1) what is the criteria for posting in the guys board (or the girls board)? chromosomes? sex organs? gender identity?

i still don't really see why someones opinion should be worth more (or less) simply because they are the same (or different) chromosomes or genitals or gender identity (or whatever) as you...

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Not that they are more (or less) important based on gender.... but some times a man needs another males opinion and some times we females just need to be understood - and what better person to do that for us than another FEMALE.

And.... believe it or not as FACT - males tend to go about matters and feelings a certain way for they are male and females tend to do things in a certain manner and feel deeply from within for we are female.

... Testosterone and Estrogen do indeed effect the physical and emotional part of who we are - as MALE and FEMALE.

LoVe,
Rhapsody -

[1Dar]

why do we realy have to have seperate forums anyway? I think it is silly. If a man or woman wishes to comment on a post in one forum or the other...then they should, but perhaps state they are the opposite gender. Well I guess that is my humble opinio and i really didn't read every tread, but enough to realize that people are segregating for no good reason.

DAR

[__zh]

as with other forums when they were new there were similar questions of who could post where and if there were restrictions.

as we see it? if a forum is not private by membership or viewing then why shouldn't ANYONE be able to post there?

we're not trying to stir, rile or provoke anything other than [insert any OTHER forum here] in place of [Women-Focused Support] or [Men-Focused Support] and see if the same questions fly.

seems a no brainer to us....then again med. addled brain might just be that "no brain" in the no brainer!