oh, harshI've had pretty positive responses on the whole in my time here, but a while ago I considered setting up a second account as a social experiment, because around that time I was getting loads of grief about 'well women get fawned over ON THE INTERNET and you get people being nice because you posted 'naked' pictures of yourself'.
To be honest I can see that you get treated with less leeway as a noob, and there is a certain amount of non-serious pandering, but I was very curious to find out once and for all if a 'male' newbie, who has read the FAQ and only makes small mistakes, rectified and apologised for, really would get treated that differently to my experiences.
Edit: Sorry, the link there was that I was curious if I'd get a front page if I was using a different username, and I'd be pretty gutted really.
(To be honest I can see that you get treated with less leeway as a noob, and there is a certain amount of non-serious pandering, but I was very curious to find out once and for all if a 'male' newbie, who has read the FAQ and only makes small mistakes, rectified and apologised for, really would get treated that differently to my experiences.
Edit: Sorry, the link there was that I was curious if I'd get a front page if I was using a different username, and I'd be pretty gutted really.
Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions,
Tue 10 Mar 2009, 13:28,
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noobs get away with a lotas long as they put *some* sort of effort.
However, reposting someone else's work, thats a beating.
(However, reposting someone else's work, thats a beating.
Foxglove -- it all ends in tears anyway...,
Tue 10 Mar 2009, 13:33,
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Back then everyone was a noob really.There had been no b3ta bashes so other than some Londonites you just went on by what you saw and liked. I hadn't done that much worthy of a front page until then anyway, but it was nice to fill up the 10 FP's then retire the account. Just as an example - 1 FP was of a streaming webcam of a pub the night of the first mini b3ta bash (not of the pub the b3tans were at though) :)
It is interesting actually, since my other account was Ann Onnymouse. I didn't think about it but some people must have thought I was female with that name. To me it was just a play on words, but maybe it affected some people's view.
I'll admit I treat men and women differently in real life, not exaggeratedly different and not always deliberately, but not the same. On b3ta/the net I just go by what I see, there's no way of knowing either way most of the time anyway.
(It is interesting actually, since my other account was Ann Onnymouse. I didn't think about it but some people must have thought I was female with that name. To me it was just a play on words, but maybe it affected some people's view.
I'll admit I treat men and women differently in real life, not exaggeratedly different and not always deliberately, but not the same. On b3ta/the net I just go by what I see, there's no way of knowing either way most of the time anyway.
Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology,
Tue 10 Mar 2009, 13:50,
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