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From: "Ben A L Jemmett" <bal.jemmett@ukonline.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Feminine Curiosity
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"Robin Rawson-Tetley" <robin.rawsontetley@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> What the hell is that about? Is the entire IF audience female?

Perhaps it's an extension of the convention whereby good things like your
ship are 'she', but dodgy things are 'he' -- by that logic, people who play
your game for fun are 'she', and your testers are 'he' because they always
find *something* to moan about :)

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