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1. Hacker News usernames became a blur of random characters quite some time ago. I don't know how I'd begin to tell what gender you all are, and it never enters
by benched 13y ago
1. Hacker News usernames became a blur of random characters quite some time ago. I don't know how I'd begin to tell what gender you all are, and it never enters my mind. 2. I really don't think there are that many people who care whether you're carrying the batter or the oven. 3. I don't know how to say this nicely, but you - not your gender, but you the individual - are sort of known to be a little sensitive to this, in a way that comes off a bit attention seeking. If you feel this is your message to bring, then great. More power to you, really. Just saying, this seems like one of your things.
- sergers 13y agoi got the same sense from reading the comments/blog. majority of people dont read into usernames, nor care of your gender. the only time i see kid gloves being used based on gender is that the lack of that gender in this field may raise some questions about the skillset. applies either way to gender. i have never seen kid gloves used on here for several years i think blogposts like this, no i dont think someone is being nice for a date on here because you are female, leads to gender discrimination. attention seekers using gender for cover of seeking attention.
- Crito 13y agoEh, while on most sites I completely ignore usernames, I actually do read usernames habitually on HN. The community is small enough and there are enough frequent users that I find recognizing usernames to be helpful in understanding where somebody is coming from.
- __pThrow 13y agoMaybe HN should have an intentional name obfuscator. You sign up, you're assigned a random handle. It's consistent and has no meaning other than as a pointer.