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What is your point here?

@rusty69 you brought this acronym into this thread. everyone has decided you’re young. How do you feel about this

I agree that it’s very difficult to judge. And errors are likely. But I wholeheartedly disagree that sex might be any sort of clue as to competence.

I’d really hope that the pitch of a response be judged at the responders’ assessment of the poster’s level of knowledge (rightly or wrongly) and have nothing to do with their sex.

Yesterday I went into the local plumbers’ merchant. I waited at the counter to be served. Eventually someone there shouted to another member of staff “there’s a young lady here…..not sure why…! Can you find out” as I approach 40 I found an element of compliment amidst the sexism.

Completely agree with you. The sad thing is, before that time women wouldn’t have thought they could have managed those jobs. Why? Because men taught them they couldn’t. At least they were given the opportunity to see how capable they were. Some (a subsection of) men have been doing their best to make sure women know their place again ever since.

Reminds me of an old hand me down Ladybird book from the 70s my daughter was given, about scuba diving. It contained a page with an image of a woman diving, with the caption “even ladies can dive” some men are very hurt by the concept that EVEN a mere woman could manage their special man tasks

They really really can’t, can they?

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My TL;DR of @BlueStringPudding‘s post: Don’t be a dick

Oh my gosh, if I could give you multiple greenies I would! Thanks. This, a million times over.

I do understand your perspective, I think. You are one of the more patient and knowledgeable posters on here and I can understand your frustration at times with the behaviour of some others. I think the older I get the less I am willing to stand by and watch others being treated poorly. This only happens in some circumstances on here, I’ll admit. Perhaps that does make me woke. If that’s the case I’ll take it. Point taken.

I think this is my point. People are more likely to be brusque online. And I’ve met some real life people who’ve found that tough, on here. And it saddens me because as a part however small of this community I am complicit in a behaviour that has hurt others. I am fluent in French having spent several years living there and going to school there as a child so I probably don’t experience the issues you refer to. But I appreciate that there can be challenging individuals everywhere. I’m

I am sorry if you feel I have been “woke” that certainly was not my intention. I apologise.

With that I totally agree. Advice from posters on here should be seen as a bonus if given, and gratefully received. Perhaps we aren’t too different!!