Announcing your gender is no [different ]than announcing that you're a student, that you're a teenager... But if the very definition of a "user" is around anon

Announcing your gender is no [different ]than announcing that you're a student, that you're a teenager... But if the very definition of a "user" is around anonymity then by declaring a personal information you kind of are attempting to make the conversation about you (which I presume is contrary to the whole point of 4chan?). I honestly don't know whether 4chan would pass the acid test of "is declaring gender indeed treated the same as declaring ones shoe size". If it did though (a big if) - I'd have a problem demonizing the behaviour. I guess that's the GP's contention? So, is it acceptable to have a culture based around attacking (with real hostility) non-conformity to community norms? Where does one draw the line for when you can be mean to people on the internet? My personal line comes when hostility starts leaking out of your community - but I'm happy to hear the other points of view.