I think banning men is as dumb as secret forums.
I think it was said, how are you going to enforce it, what do you do about the lurkers, and how do you know that there aren't men posting anyway that you don't know are men?

If they can't handle the talk ( ie tampons and other women's issues) they can stay away, and if they troll or are rude, let the moderators deal with it, that's what they are there for. Otherwise they should be welcomed, or at least not run off by seperatist attitudes.

my issues with secret forums is that I think they are a bad idea for the following reasons: 1. It shows the moderators can't control their boards and 2. a lot of potential contributing members are lost because they don't know it's there, or they have to prove themselves to become a member.

I like how they do it at MTBR and RBR, women's boards, open to men, heavily moderated, offenders get one warning and then they are banned. There are great guys who contribute to those boards.

back to lurking.