my girlfriend reads posts here, and was thinking of registering, but after last weekend's mess, she changed her mind. i don't blame her
i know how the anonymity of the web can cause people to act in a way they would NEVER act if they were face to face, but this is just childish.
by the way, she was going to choose a name that was as non-feminine as possible...why draw extra unwanted attention becuase of your name? she felt people were just adding "miss" or "lady" to their name to point out that they are women, and thus get treated differently.....and not in a good way. maybe that had something to do with the beginning of your problem here.
which brings me to my point, you have to understand that some people here have nothing else to do, and have posted here for a long time, and have freinds that will stick up for whatever they say. if they say the sun is blue, they will have 50 buddies backing them up if you happen to challenge their opinion. no newbie can ever get a fair shake, and as long as you have people waiting for you to post so they can pull your quotes out of your post and turn them around on ya....it's gonna be messy here.
after being a member for a long time, i can tell you that posting as a woman will definately get you attention....if a newbie guy and a girl (with names that make gender obvious) posted the same topic, the guy would get maybe 4 replies, just sticking to the bare bones topic, while the girl's post would have 9 pages with guys asking if they could take her shooting and wipe her ass afterwords.
you would think people would come together for a common cause/hobby, but then again i guess it's just human nature to prove yourself better than the next person (i'm not referring to you or anyone in particular here, just a general statement reflecting many members' attitudes here) and while doing so, these people can't make their own arguements and prove their points without having all their buddies chime in.
it's no wonder i've been here for about 2 years with less posts than people who just signed up last week.
keep in mind i'm not flaming ANYONE here, i'm merely pointing out the weaknesses and problems with this board. although i suspect any board has similar problems. if you think i'm flaming you and feel the need to respond in a negative way, save it.....as you misunderstood my whole post.