Well if that information wasn't there, my point would be obvious, but as that information is there, I'm not "getting at anything" and I am in error.
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Well if that information wasn't there, my point would be obvious, but as that information is there, I'm not "getting at anything" and I am in error.
Fair enough. It's a fair argument that many posters seem to default to "he", even if the profile explicitly says otherwise. Since many people have made the same incorrect assumption in my own case, I always check first, and if the profile doesn't say (or I don't know from previous discussion) then I will instead opt for "they/them".
Funny enough, on another board where I used the same handle, another user thought I was a woman, because they only heard the name "Kai" as a girl's name. Which it is in some parts of the world. In other parts, though, it's a boy's name, including my native Germany, Wales, and Japan. When I got John Barrowman's autograph at a convention, he even thought I was Welsh. Turns out I got a pretty international name.
Well, I thought it was funny, anyway.
Well, I thought it was funny, anyway.
^ I'm going to show my profound ignorance, and admit that I didn't realize "Kai" was a given name at all. 
TBH, I've never really been sure what your handle was a reference to, but I assumed it was related to DS9... or maybe possibly The Final Reflection.
TBH, I've never really been sure what your handle was a reference to, but I assumed it was related to DS9... or maybe possibly The Final Reflection.
No biggie. Until recently, I was one of the assholes who thought you were a man.
You're not the only one, Kai. Also, I am still in doubt as to which gender teacake might have. I used to think female mid-twenties but certain aggressive tendencies in - his/her ? - hir ! (eternal thanks to Peter David for supplying us with bi-gender pronouns!) replies to people who disagree with hir would rather hint at a male teen.
I smell a new forum game coming on. "Guess the gender and age of the previous poster"
Um, just to go into mod-mode for a second, I'm not sure making commentary on posters who aren't even in this thread is probably a road we want to go down. (Not the game part, I realize that's just a joke.) Thank you.
Ditto.
What has that got to do with anything being discussed here?
But to answer your question, @teacake is a woman, younger than you, older than I, doesn't take many things seriously and like many people, isn't a fan of yours.
Oh bollocks, sorry @Avro Arrow, I missed that wee announcement.
That's a great idea
With some posters it's really difficult to guess so that imho such a thread has a potential for surprises.@ Avro: you're absolutely right and I apologize. My migraine made me forget my manners for a moment (which is only an explanation, no excuse, of course). Teacake, if you read that: I owe you one.
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^ OK, thank you. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time available tonight, but I will try to get the new contest up tomorrow night.
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