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Okay, it's everyone's favorite time again, another poll! Just curious about your sex, as in gender. You're disappointed now aren't you, after eagerly clicking on the title? 
I'm not sure why I enjoy data gathering so much, I think it's curiosity.
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Male here!!!! view post
Male here. 
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Things are seeming fairly disproportionate at this point, but another male here. view post
[quote:1ofrqc09]You're disappointed now aren't you, after eagerly clicking on the title? [/quote:1ofrqc09]
Yep, I fell for it, hook line and sinker 
Oh, and male as well.
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*Checks* Male view post
Just noticed this and I'm wondering where do you hide all the girls? view post
Yes please!!! .....oh wait...... 
Male
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wow...really? no females at all? must admit, i was curious as to what could be polled about sex... gender..hehe..of course Fior Go Bas view post
I am quite disappointed in the lack of female members. Do you think it's the books, the forum, or the genre? view post
14th vote, 14th male. Bit of a puzzle really. Plenty of female members on other fantasy boards out there. view post
and I make 15.... Male. -Neil view post
My first thought about the gender disparity among forum goers here is that it's likely related to the general lack of strong female characters in Scott's first couple of novels in the series. I agree with his reasons for choosing to portray a male dominated society in a visceral, realistic way, but at the same time, it's a choice that might alienate many female readers. On the other hand, with the limited cross section of PoN fans these forums represent, it might just be that the female fans just haven't made their way here yet. Who knows. view post
Well, whatever the reason, our odds aren't looking good. 
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I know of one female poster here, Linda, but that's kinda because I invited her over here. She's read the series though, I believe. My guess would be to give them time. This is a small forum still, despite the recent upsurge in members. I'll see what I can do to recruit more to this site. view post
#16, I am.
Sorry to disappoint 
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27 males???? view post
I know we have more women than 0. They just haven't voted. view post
make that 28 males.
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This is too funny! I guess I'm the first female to answer this poll... The point about the lack of strong female characters in the novel is an interesting one though I think ultimately if the writing is strong, people (of either gender) will flock to the work.
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Female here - one of the few apparently. Now, why is that?? view post
Maybe females dislike the combination of Prince and Nothing, and pass over the book........ view post
Yes, please! Er... female. We do exist here, honest. view post
Male. At one time I would have said the high male:female ratio was simply a reflection of the gender disparity on the internet in general *laugh*. However, I'm pretty sure women outnumber men online nowadays. I think it's probably partly the genre and (as has already been said) partly the book itself. view post
Oooh, look, another woman among you!
In my reading group, we read The Prince of Nothing, and I think I was the only female who actually thoroughly enjoyed it. The other women balked at the violence and politics. They did however wish there was more written about Akka and Esmi. Maybe it's a girl thing. Maybe I should re-think my vote in this poll, then... 
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D'oh.... silly little error.... we read The Darkness That Comes Before. I was thinking about the series. ...it's to early. ~Meg view post
ok...no girls since february '05 or did everyone just stop giving a hoot? i'm only resurrecting this because i was beginning to wonder myself if there were any women here!!!! and also to repudiate some one's opinion ( in a couple of different threads by the way) that bakker HASN'T written strong or interesting female characters!! Esmenet, Serwe, and particularly the Empress (who i find to be just the best kind of scary mommy!) . All strong women. the whiney weak women in Darkness get killed, just like the whiney weak men!!! of course things may happen to these three women in WP that I'm not aware of since i'm just finishing Darkness. or maybe we just have different definitions of "strong. view post
Great looking male, single, looking for... Wait a minute... This isn't a dating website, right? view post
oh! ohmygod! this ISN'T match.com? ohboy. just another one of my blond blunders!!! 'scuse me, pardon me, 'scuse me. ( me, getting off the bus)
comeon. gimme a bit of a break for wondering if i'm the only woman here!! 
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Male here
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yet another male here view post
xy view post
Well, sex wise I am a female. Gender wise, I am a bit of a tomboy. Chick stuff isn't terribly interesting to me. Maybe because I study gender and see through some of the programming. But my mother told me I would strip naked everytime she tried to dress me in pink from when I was a wee thing, so maybe it's just a personality trait... view post
i know there's like a 4 is to 1 ratio of females to males. another male here. its now over 9:1 males over females... view post
Notch one up for the [b:3hq95jgp]XX[/b:3hq95jgp]. woo! we're up to 7 now! view post
i'm woman #8. as for girls not liking the story because there was too much violence and not enough love story. -barf- i don;t think anything could have too much violence. view post
woman 9#. and i must agree with gierra. Bring me war any day over the sappy endings. view post
I never seem to have replied here, so a belated vote: male. (now, there's a surprise, what with my username and all.) Gierra: I'm not sure I agree with you there. Violence for the sake of it would be boring. And even violence that serves a purpose can be... too much. I personally think Scott approaches the border here, I can see the purpose some violent scenes serve, but I sure don't enjoy reading them. Sappy endings are the other extreme, of course. But the sappyness of the ending (is that a word?) need not be related to the violence quotient in the book. view post
LOL@Gierra and TollofDays No kidding. If I wanted a love story, I'd read [i:27c0n9zh]Princess Bride[/i:27c0n9zh] again. Although I agree that having books pointlessly bloody (or outright misogynistic**) is teh suck. **just to clarify: having a (or multiple) rape scene in a book is not inherently misogynistic. but you know, you read some books and you can just tell that the author put it in there for a bit of gratification, or to "show them ladies who's boss." Anyway, I don't think PoN is in that league at all. view post
Sounds like a bad daytime TV talk show episode: [i:2mg1l8q8]women who really like to read about violence, and the male authors who pander to their twisted desires...[/i:2mg1l8q8]
But hey, if violence is what does it for ya, more power to ya!
I'm male, btw.
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[quote="Randal":9mvyimy9]Gierra: I'm not sure I agree with you there. Violence for the sake of it would be boring. And even violence that serves a purpose can be... too much.[/quote:9mvyimy9] guess i shouldn;t post any of my writing.. it's all about a sexy chick who goes around maiming people with chainsaws just for the hell of it.. i like blood and gore and violence. -shrugs- view post
I am male. No, wait ... boy. No, no ... girly-man. Hehe. I tend to think that the covers of the (paperback) books would not be appealing to females in general. Black, brooding man faces and a blurb that rattles on about dominating men and apocolyptic happenings... You get enough of that in RL. After all, the content of the books is ipso facto, and I believe the strength of the writing and the entangling of philosophy and fantasy overides any gender bias that would detract from a female's perspective, imo. The atrococities described within, whilst wearying, are neither gratuitous nor suggestive of Scott having any morbid fascination, merely a matter of fact occurence of the setting and culture. No worse than delving into historical fact really. Overall, I wouldn't accuse any of the POV's in PON to be repulsive to women in general, and Esmenet is a fascinating portrayal of strong femininity in a culture that places little value on women. (Certainly turns the "whore with a heart of gold" stereotype on it's head to my mind). view post
Sex? Monogamist. Preferably early in the morning or late at night, every day. I try to rotate through the 10000+ positions; favourites = missionary, vertical missionary, doggy, and being bucked like a bronco. Oral is always a pleasure. For her also. Locations: preferably outdoors, in forests, by rivers, lakes, oceans. Accessories: her choice, but I always carry cuffs - used more often than condoms. Fetishes: knee-high black boots and see-though nighties. Reality: my cuffs are rusting and my full pack of condoms have expired. Alternate: Engaging mental love with my books and writing; my lifelong harems.
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