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oddguy 05-16-2004 07:02 AM

Where are all the females?!
 
Came across this article:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1000507766

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Lanning has attempted to tap into that mass-market potential by borrowing from traditional linear media such as movies and television. Although routine twitch mechanics are present, his "Oddworld" games also emphasize character development and humor. "Oddworld" has not become a phenomenon on the order of "Sims," but the franchise has moved millions of units -- and Lanning says the most hard-core fans tend to be female.

I've heard this other places to...that the hard-core OW fans are mostly female...but where are they on the OWF? We have a few girls, but it's mostly guys here. Why do you think?

Is it because girls don't like doing the forum thing? Your opinions...

-oddguy

Fez 05-16-2004 07:09 AM

You dirty........

Sekto Springs 05-16-2004 07:20 AM

VanillahKillah, RedMuse, and AbeBabe make up for any lack of girls on OWF ;)

Hobo 05-16-2004 07:21 AM

What he said^

Fez 05-16-2004 07:30 AM

Especially AbeBabe.......gah, sexy.......

Sekto Springs 05-16-2004 07:47 AM

I suppose those girls are just not the internet type, or maybe are not aware of the forums as of yet.

Oh...How could I forget Hayley?

kellie 05-16-2004 09:07 AM

PFFT! stupid guys dont know the meaning of girls iam a girl u forgot me!!!!
lol :( *walks off cryin*

Mac the Janitor 05-16-2004 09:19 AM

Oddguy, if it would make you feel better I could pretend I am a woman.

oddguy 05-16-2004 09:27 AM

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PFFT! stupid guys dont know the meaning of girls iam a girl u forgot me!!!!
lol *walks off cryin*

You just showed up! :rolleyes:

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Oddguy, if it would make you feel better I could pretend I am a woman.

Whatever helps you sleep at night! :p

I was just pointing out that we at the OWF appear to be hard-core fans and know a lot about OW...and the majority of us are guys. Lorne says that Women are the hard-core fans, so why aren't they on OWF? Wouldn't it be more balanced?

-oddguy

Mac the Janitor 05-16-2004 09:32 AM

Eh, I think it's the fact that girls tend to have more of a social life than guys, and usually aren't as computer savvy as us. I'm sure there are plenty of hardcore female fans out there that just haven't discovered OWF, or don't have time for it.

VaniLLaKiLLah 05-16-2004 09:33 AM

maybe lot of girls don't feel well between all you guys...

.:VaniLLaKiLLah:.

Mac the Janitor 05-16-2004 09:33 AM

Yeh, hobo probably scares 'em off:p

oddguy 05-16-2004 09:37 AM

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maybe lot of girls don't feel well between all you guys...

.:VaniLLaKiLLah:.

We don't make you uncomfortable...do we? :stare:

-oddguy

kellie 05-16-2004 09:42 AM

now that very much depends on who your talking about lol hobo

kellie 05-16-2004 09:43 AM

Aw iam kidding hobo is nice most times

Alcar 05-17-2004 01:46 AM

kellie, please refrain from double posting.

As for the females on the forums subject. I agree. We have a shortage of women. But from what I've seen, read, or heard, the females seem to be the die hard fans. Wasn't there a joke somwhere, saying the perfect gift for your girlfriend was Abe's Oddysee? Which would keep her quiet, while the guy rested? :p

Alcar...

ClaireBear 05-17-2004 03:21 AM

Boys... sorry... males tend to have the apptitude to sit for hours and hours and hours in front of a computer... girls do not! There's more important s**t like... shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing our hair, chatting to our (real) mates on the phone... blah de blah de blah... we like to fit in what I like to call "a life" between playing OW!

Besides... this place is too much of a "boys club" (testosterone, trampled feelings and dicks) for "real" girly girls to feel comfortable here. You're better off without girly girls anyway... *YUCK!*

Mac the Janitor 05-17-2004 05:09 AM

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Boys... sorry... males tend to have the apptitude to sit for hours and hours and hours in front of a computer... girls do not! There's more important s**t like... shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing our hair, chatting to our (real) mates on the phone... blah de blah de blah... we like to fit in what I like to call "a life" between playing OW!


Yes, because only girls have to do these things.

We boys never buy anything, eat, wash our hair, or talk to real people.

:|

ClaireBear 05-17-2004 06:32 AM

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Yes, because only girls have to do these things.

We boys never buy anything, eat, wash our hair, or talk to real people.

:|

It would appear so... looking at the state of some of you guys! (Tee-hee! i'm joshing!)

Seriously though... how else do you explain the lack of female talent round here?

kellie 05-17-2004 07:26 AM

i can sit infront of a computer for ages i love chatting to all my mates like ferill and hobo but i still go out

Oddish 05-17-2004 07:35 AM

If you say that here is uncomfortable, why not make this forum pink! Girls like pink :p

kellie 05-17-2004 07:40 AM

lol no thanks pink isnt my colour but dark blue is cool not all females are all as how you put it into pink and lipstick

ClaireBear 05-17-2004 07:44 AM

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i can sit infront of a computer for ages i love chatting to all my mates like ferill and hobo but i still go out

I know that Kell!

I was simply being controversial!!! Trying to stir up things a bit! Mac the J and I tend to grapple now and again!

So do you know Ferill and Hobo from real life then or are we talking "cyber mates" here?... In fact answer that via PM Kell... I'm straying off topic here and will be killed...

Hey! Maybe thats why you don't get a lot of females in here! We can't stray off and hold duel conversations like we tend to do in real life!!!

DeBulletDodger 05-17-2004 07:48 AM

The forum should be black.

Di$array 05-17-2004 08:15 AM

lol m8, yes we should have more females on the forum, but who wants more females to replace VanillahKillah, RedMuse, clairebear and AbeBabe ?????

we would miss VanillahKillah warm welcome on to the forum :D and Redmuse input on topics and Muse(of course) and clairebear's mature commens and adivce and i am sorry for this adebabe but i haven't seen you since i joined the forum please forgive me :fuzwink:

oddguy 05-17-2004 08:31 AM

Since the women are more die-hard OW fans, does that mean they know more about OW4 than us on the forums? I think not. So what would you consider a hard-core fan anyway?

-oddguy

The Red Muse 05-17-2004 08:32 AM

Heh :D

I always knew that I'm irreplaceable (OoooH! Long word... :p)!

:|

Ho!

kellie 05-17-2004 10:28 AM

well i cant believe i registered sense apr 2003 makes me feel special lol
i just didnt post... -.-so how many females are there

DeBulletDodger 05-17-2004 10:50 AM

It says further up somewhere on this page all the active posting females.

I stick with my suggestion for a black forum though nobody commented at all apart from Di$array Black suits so much.

kellie 05-17-2004 10:57 AM

yea it would but not all black cause it would be really dull and boring , but i think its fine as it is