I don't doubt that in those days women experienced harassment online. There was a running joke, "there are no women on irc", implying that anyone claiming to b

I don't doubt that in those days women experienced harassment online. There was a running joke, "there are no women on irc", implying that anyone claiming to be female was actually a male pretending to be female to gain attention, or even channel ops. What is an IRL female to do in such a culture? It wouldn't surprise me to learn any of the people I used to chat with were females pretending to be male to avoid the drama.