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To: AugustWest who wrote (20050)	4/10/1998 12:19:00 AM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Respond to of 108807

August, I think the answer to your question may go a little deeper. Until very recently, with the advent of the World Wide Web becoming synonymous with the Internet, the online world was pretty much the domion of males, with males outnumbering females to the tune of about 99:1. The same holds true with the stock market. In light of that, I think it is still second nature to many online and stock market oldtimers to assume they are "speaking" to a male unless there is clear evidence to the contary, an assumption which has transferred to many of the newcomers. As always, just my opinion. Holly

To: AugustWest who wrote (20050)	4/13/1998 4:27:00 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

August, I am relieved to find out that you are still a guy!! Things are confusing enough in cyberlife without switching back and forth just for the fun of confusing me. Since you were musing on this issue, I think everyone has a different sense of who is male or female on the web, and different ways of tackling the identity puzzle. I have sometimes assumed someone is a guy, and found out he was female. And I have thought someone was a girl (like I did with you), and then had to revise my impression. Some people just write obviously like men or women. Sadly, one of the things I look for in masculine writing is good use of logic, and one of the things I look for in women's writing is good expression of emotion. So I am unfortunately still stuck in gender stereotypes, but working on it. I thought I was making a little headway until all those big animals and fish appeared on the scene. Talk about gender bending--how about species smashing!! All in all, though, I think this is very healthy for people who like to use words, because that is our only medium here, and it is good exercise particularly when all the usual preconceptions are dashed. What I mean is that if you finally learn how to swing a bat blindfolded, and figure out how to hit it by instinct and listening to the sounds of it whizzing towards you, you will end up being a very good baseball player, indeed!!