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Subject: Re: Feminine Curiosity
From: argus@see.the.sig (T Raymond)
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Robin Rawson-Tetley was overheard typing about:

> Just out of interest really, I've been hanging around raif for a
> couple of years now and I noticed that every time someone talks
> about a hypothetical user playing a game, they always refer to
> them as being female.

Kinda like most manuals and documentation for programs is written
that way too. Hmmmm.

Maybe it's a PC thing.
Maybe it's to difuse the supposed "IF is a guy thing" idea.
Maybe it's a conspiracy?
Maybe I have no clue.

Might be a little of all those things.

Interesting question just the same.

Tom
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