Female/Male Forum Section

[Reverie]

Have you ever been on a community where there was a female forum area and a male forum area? Of course there would end up threads for "Girl Crushes" "Guy crushes" and etc to post decent photos of celebs they have crushes on. Girl specific discussions, or dating advice and etc could be found.

Do you see any benefit for this on a community today?

 

[The Raven]

I was on what forum that had only one small subforum dedicated for women and another for men. Everything else was for everyone.. But, even tough it is devoted for women, guys can write there and ask girls stuff.

 

[Reverie]

I was on what forum that had only one small subforum dedicated for women and another for men. Everything else was for everyone.. But, even tough it is devoted for women, guys can write there and ask girls stuff.

That’s a cool concept to be able to ask for advice in that section as well!

 

[Kane]

I was once on a forum where there was a forum game where the male users were supposed to add one and the female users had to minus 1. If females reached zero first, they would win and if males reached 100 first, they would win. The game was really interesting. However, I have never been on a forum where there were separate sections for male and females.

 

[Frank]

Have you ever been on a community where there was a female forum area and a male forum area? Of course there would end up threads for "Girl Crushes" "Guy crushes" and etc to post decent photos of celebs they have crushes on. Girl specific discussions, or dating advice and etc could be found.

Do you see any benefit for this on a community today?

I don't know why I should have a gender section unless it is a forum that is talking about health. You know those forums where you will create a section where women and men can discuss their health issues differently. Aside that kind of forum, having a different section is not great.

 

[Cory1]

I always thought forums dividing the sexes were a little weird, especially when people can just lie about it on the internet. I can understand guy/girl-only issues, but there comes a time and place for everything and sometimes discussing those aspects publicly isn't always the best idea. So, I'd have to agree with @Henrywrites that if it's not about health matters then I really don't see the point.

 

[Ja sa bong]

Men can discuss female health issues, because it's a female health issues doesn't make it a discussion meant for them only. Knowledge doesn't segregate based on sex. There are male gynecologist, their profession is about female health. Medicine should have made it what only a woman can study. I don't see any need to sectionalize forums based on sex.

 

[Heatman]

I think that I have seen this kind of setting in only one forum. I never care much about it because I don't see how it was relevant. It didn't take long and it was scrapped. The reason why it was taken off was because the forum had only 2 ladies, so only 2 of them can't keep the section active.

 

[Frank]

I think that I have seen this kind of setting in only one forum. I never care much about it because I don't see how it was relevant. It didn't take long and it was scrapped. The reason why it was taken off was because the forum had only 2 ladies, so only 2 of them can't keep the section active.

Well, the forum is not active. That is the long and short of the story. A lot of active forums that got this option are making it work and it is because there is a bit of balance between those that are men and the women on the forum. There are discussions that only women can feel free to discuss with in themselves.

 

[Shortie]

I always remember seeing forums that had a separate forum for females and for males but this was so long ago now. I would go as far as to say that the last time I saw, it was around 17 - 18 years ago.

I don't feel forums like that now are as popular and I feel with how society is now, it would more than likely cause issues now.

 

[Heatman]

I always remember seeing forums that had a separate forum for females and for males but this was so long ago now. I would go as far as to say that the last time I saw, it was around 17 - 18 years ago.

I don't feel forums like that now are as popular and I feel with how society is now, it would more than likely cause issues now.

Exactly! It's definitely going to cause more harm than good to the community generally in my opinion too. In a situation where so many people with a hardcore feminist mindset joins the community, they will bring chaos to the forum.