| How? Is it a fucking deal with the devil kind of stuff? Psychic? Catfish knows a catfish when a catfish sees one? Do you have suspicions about people being of a different gender they say they are? |
 Leading biologist Scott Pitnick said: The bigger your 'nads, the smaller your brains |
| I have a running theory that people who use emotes but no capital letters are either women, men posing as women, FBI agents posing as men posing as women to try to lure the pedos into jail, or just literal children. |
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| Yes I can! ;) I just have a way with those kind of things (ꈍ ᴗ ꈍ✿) (in all seriousness no, only those with great talent can do that) |
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NexivSelecaf said: lolzzz >_< ummmm thats like soooooooooo interesting!!! u must be superz smartz teeheez ^_^ rawrz xDDDI have a running theory that people who use emotes but no capital letters are either women, men posing as women, FBI agents posing as men posing as women to try to lure the pedos into jail, or just literal children. |
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| I am pretty smug when it comes to spotting certain groups of people but I think it could also be confirmation bias. It mostly comes down to the context, what kind of things they're saying, how they are saying them, etc. On MAL though, everyone is a dude. |
| My personal online safety measures includes - It's a dude unless proven otherwise I try to avoid to think much about online women that's a measure to prevent getting catfished getting into bad situations, it works fine. BTW I don't have a pussy woman radar capable of recognizing without hearing the voice or seeing personally. |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
HeruruMeruru said: can confirm that's pretty accurate No, but I can by their icon. Smug punchable little girl, manly gar mecha pilot, whitebread isekai protagonist=usually guy anything from a shojo or josei, anything from a sports anime, ghibli, danganronpa=usually girl shonen jump, jojo or white haired edgelord sans undertale boy=could be either way |
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| @BlakexEkalb @HeruruMeruru @Cneq How? There are some guys (?) around here with some pretty feminine pics and profiles. I don't know how to tell by writing, much less by avatars |
Leading biologist Scott Pitnick said: The bigger your 'nads, the smaller your brains |
| Yes you can definitely tell by thier past posts and comments. Also profile pics arent a good way to tell which gender they are. It can go either way |
| I wouldn't say i can tell, but i think can take an educated guess. Male users usually make shorter posts, unless they're engaged in a discussion with another user. Female user posts on the other hand tend to be a bit longer, with more thought put into them. They're also usually neatly divided into paragraphs, which makes for an easier reading. I could (might, actually) be talking out of my ass though. |
PercifaleSep 2, 2019 7:56 PM
Bayek said: NexivSelecaf said: lolzzz >_< ummmm thats like soooooooooo interesting!!! u must be superz smartz teeheez ^_^ rawrz xDDDI have a running theory that people who use emotes but no capital letters are either women, men posing as women, FBI agents posing as men posing as women to try to lure the pedos into jail, or just literal children. I don't crank my soulja boy to girls that are old enough to be my daughter. You've got nothing in me Agent Scully. |
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| Yes indeed, I suspect my sex to be that of the female kind myself. |
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| Certain mannerisms can give hints, but I don't make it important. There are more signs for men, though it's also a statistically safer choice. If someone tries to act too much like a stereotypical girl here I'll assume they're male. |
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| If I browse ecchi threads here on mal, of course I won't find any girls. But no, I can't identify them. |
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| No, I just have a feeling if someone is male or female. I can be wrong though of course. |
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| Aside from PFP, a guy's wording is more frank and to the point, even if it is a little harsh. Girls prefer to "stick to the rules" of commenting properly on a thread while trying to sound less frank about it. These are complete generalizations btw, it isn't 100% proofable. |
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| yeah women are usually noncommittal and politically correct. also, there’s a certain tone or weight that is often associated with how one writes. men = heavy women = light, elusive this isn’t always the case, however. |
| Eh sometimes I guess, but forum sets are usually a bigger giveaway to me. |
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| Well, both genders have different thought patterns that have been fostered by society. Its easy to see these patterns in the way a person types. It may not be apparent at first but the more you see someone type the more obvious their gender becomes. What I just wrote is very gender neutral. I'd give an example but since right now I'm really self conscious it wouldn't work. Hint hint: that was the example! |
| Nope, i can't tell just from their writing. Profile pictures are usually the best give-away. I assume most people here to be male anyway. |
| I don't bother trying because it doesn't really matter. |
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Scud said: I don't bother trying because it doesn't really matter. Same here. I don't see the benefit of knowing the other persons gender. And just making baseless assumptions because of ones writing style or profile picture... why? What does one gain from thinking: oh, user xy is (probably) female / male / a genderless helicopter? It's the intrawebs, there could be bots here for all I know. But I tend to assume that everyone here is human^^ |
"Once I’ve become stronger, I won’t have to be this miserable." "If you can’t see what’s important, then it’s because you’re too ashamed to open your eyes." – Ganta Igarashi Feel free to add me c: |
| I used to get mistaken for a male all the time when I used to be active here a couple years ago. I dunno why exactly but, it happened all the time lol. |
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| Nope. I assumes everyone's male till they tell me otherwise. |
| "This is boring...I'm bored..." |
| @Lux_Lucis I don't even talk to people on here, much less girls, they are probably way younger than me. It's more a case of having seen people say they can tell who's lying about their sex and wondering how people even do that @Aastra343 man, I'm horrible at this but I suspect so to. @NovaLord gonna pass on that one chief, I suck |
Leading biologist Scott Pitnick said: The bigger your 'nads, the smaller your brains |
| on average, girls are more apologetic in their way of writing, use more expressive punctuation/emoticons, and are less confident in their answers ("i think" rather than just a statement). also if someone's put on their profile that they're a 12yo girl, chances are they're not. |
AnimeFreak-San said: is this a male gender issure...human issue...mental illness perhaps? |
| Rule of thumb: if their messages and/or status updates include a million emojis, chances are it's a girl. |
Bakchos said: @Aastra343 man, I'm horrible at this but I suspect so to. Did you... Just... Assume... My gender???  |
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| There are a lot of males who act cutsie on mal so yeah it's hard to tell. |
| You can take an educated guess based on profile + forum style, username, writing style and reputation (as what the user is referred to by others and as what they themselves have referred themselves to), but in the end, you have to believe them. I assume most people to be of the sex corresponding to the the gender they have stated if selected "male" or "female", because I don't think that the vast majority is lying about it. There is a higher chance that users with unspecified gender are female than male, since they, the females, as photophobic put it, tend to be less confident. Though they might also just get tired of attention from the opposite sex. Also character-wise, "traps" make for the better women sometimes. |
| I apply the first rule of Interneting 101 going back to at least 1995: Assume absolutely everyone is male until specifically told otherwise. |
| Sometimes it's really obvious and sometimes there's no difference, I see people as their profile picture, so sex is never accurate but it tends to fit how they write. |
| Yeah I agree with the observations made here that men talk with a much more heavy tone. Its usually bolder, more direct, to the point, and can be a bit harsh. Men are also much more likely to make offensive jokes. If someone says something like "dat shit's gay," 99% chance its a dude. Girls tend to talk with a lighter tone, its more expressive but its also more sensitive and soft. It tends to be more indirect, girls sort of want you to connect the dots more. Emojis could be very obviously feminine but most girls have a much more subtle writing style. Then again, sometimes people throw you for a loop and you find out a guy writes like a girl or a girl writes like a guy. |
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| I'm sure that for most, when taking a guess the result will be better than 50/50, but it won't go higher than 60/40 either. WatchTillTandava said: Why assume anything thing? What's the use in thinking about it at all?I apply the first rule of Interneting 101 going back to at least 1995: Assume absolutely everyone is male until specifically told otherwise. |
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Sphinxter said: I'm sure that for most, when taking a guess the result will be better than 50/50, but it won't go higher than 60/40 either. WatchTillTandava said: Why assume anything thing? What's the use in thinking about it at all?I apply the first rule of Interneting 101 going back to at least 1995: Assume absolutely everyone is male until specifically told otherwise. I don't know man, to me, your writing style and profile seems strongly masculine. Even when its kind of gay it still looks strongly masculine lol. |
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| No, and more importantly, I don't wish to make the distinction. |
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Sphinxter said: Why assume anything thing? What's the use in thinking about it at all? I think about everything and can never really automatically turn my brain off or subconsciously instruct it to drop certain lines of inquiry and tune out certain information and stimuli as some others seem to be able to. That's my nature. |
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