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Old 01-29-2009, 12:28 PM   #1
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We are primarily male...

According to Quantcast (whatever that is) we are.

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The site attracts a primarily male, more affluent, more educated crowd.
and 11.7% of us visit Steves-Digacams.com.

I didn't know that... nor did I know about Steve.
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Old 01-29-2009, 12:32 PM   #2
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I, for one, am glad we have some female members on here.........
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I'm a little concerned about the word, "primarily." Does that mean that most of the guys here are less than 100% male.
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I'm a little concerned about the word, "primarily." Does that mean that most of the guys here are less than 100% male.
I was thinking the opposite. I thought it meant I should be able to stand up and pee.
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I'm a little concerned about the word, "primarily." Does that mean that most of the guys here are less than 100% male.
my yoga teacher keeps talking about my female side but my male side doesn't really want to know...
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Make a poll on here and see if the numbers are close.

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Make a poll on here and see if the numbers are close.

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somebody did that a few years ago i think...
someone could do a new one and compare the two and see if any progress in bringing more women in...
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Make a poll on here and see if the numbers are close.
Actually that would be three polls. I suppose the "Affluent" one should be a "Yes" or "No" type.

(I am not volunteering to do it.)
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my yoga teacher keeps talking about my female side but my male side doesn't really want to know...
Weird how if you are pleasant and listen to a woman till she finishes without interrupting her, and look at her as if she is a real human being and not just a need-fixer it is your feminine side.

Can men not have these traits on their own? Sounds like just more of the old "sugar 'n spice and everything nice", vs. "nails and snails and puppy dog tails". A bit annoying.

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Sounds like just more of the old "sugar 'n spice and everything nice", vs. "nails and snails and puppy dog tails". A bit annoying.
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I've been bucking gender stereotypes my entire life. But you guys tend to have it a lot tougher as far as "approved" male behavior.
I personally like to keep the male vs female traits limited to anatomy and let people be themselves.
Now where did I leave my toolbox? I feel a need to go rebuild another carburetor...
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Weird how if you are pleasant and listen to a woman till she finishes without interrupting her, and look at her as if she is a real human being and not just a need-fixer it is your feminine side.

Can men not have these traits on their own? Sounds like just more of the old "sugar 'n spice and everything nice", vs. "nails and snails and puppy dog tails". A bit annoying.

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Stereotypes: a male being a decent human being is somewhat suspect.

Definitely annoying.
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I've been bucking gender stereotypes my entire life. But you guys tend to have it a lot tougher as far as "approved" male behavior.
I personally like to keep the male vs female traits limited to anatomy and let people be themselves.
Now where did I leave my toolbox? I feel a need to go rebuild another carburetor...
What she said.

Beyond anatomy it's all individual and negotiable.
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Make a poll on here and see if the numbers are close.

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Would males be primarily more likely to voluntarily participate in such a poll? Would anyone cheat on the affluent and/or gender poll(s)?
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Would males be primarily more likely to voluntarily participate in such a poll? Would anyone cheat on the affluent and/or gender poll(s)?

For the affluent part , they must have done the poll in 2007 !
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What would be the male equivalent of that??
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What would be the male equivalent of that??
Sewing?

I bought a sewing machine for my ex SO, and he was very good at creating and repairing things.
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Sewing?

I bought a sewing machine for my ex SO, and he was very good at creating and repairing things.
My wife has recently caught the knitting bug and she seems determined to eventually get me hooked on it, too.

I've resisted so far.
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What would be the male equivalent of that??
I have to do the dishes and laundry would be my guess
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I wonder how they know all this information. Despite a pretty good background in market research and some very obsolete knowledge of web tracking, I couldn't make sense of the jargon in the QuantCast methodology report.

Actually no need to do a poll the administrators have access to our gender information. If they want they could just look at the people who visited the site in the last month and generate a report.
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