In case you weren't already thankful for the TE forum...

[Trek420]

It is not whether there is a women's board or not, the discussion is having to prove you are female through a posting history, and women's boards that have idiot men dominating them.

I wish I could find it, probably buried somewhere on Thread Drift but somewhere we'd designed a multiple choice quiz that proves if you're a girl.

[tulip]

A while back--a couple of years, perhaps--Bikeforums made an effort to figure out how to make people new to BF and women more comfortable posting in the general forums (duh, like it was hard to figure out!). I was asked to participate in a subcommittee of sorts, since I have a long history on BF. I found the subcommittee to be almost as bad as the regular forums, so I let my thoughts be known and left. The admins there COULD do the right thing and simply ban all the bullshit (wow, it didn't get ****--sorry to offend anyone), but they choose not to. I think their motto must be Quantity over Quality.

I do like the Women's Forum on BF, however, and continue posting there. I used to post on a regional forum, on touring, and on 50+, all of which are better than, say, Road Riding. But the Admins refuse to do their job, so I quit posting in the other areas as well.

I find very little overlap between TE and BFWF. Some, but small.

Catrin, next time I check in to the Women's Forum, I will welcome you.

[Catrin]

I wish I could find it, probably buried somewhere on Thread Drift but somewhere we'd designed a multiple choice quiz that proves if you're a girl.

Oooo, this sounds like fun, maybe it can be found sometime?

[Susan Otcenas]

I tried to get access to post there several years ago. More than once. The admin never even bothered to reply to my request.

[Trek420]

Oooo, this sounds like fun, maybe it can be found sometime?

In 14,185 posts in TE TD? I don't think so. Easier to create a new one. Remember there is no truly right answer.

You're out on a long ride, you have a flat, replace the tube and ride on, another flat, you patch it .... another! Do you:

a) Call your SO.
b) Adjust the capris, show a little calf and hope a bike dude stops.
c) Call Better World, you have the bike coverage
d) Use that Luna bar wrapper to MacGyver a patch kit to get you home

[Chile Pepper]

In 14,185 posts in TE TD? I don't think so. Easier to create a new one. Remember there is no truly right answer.

You're out on a long ride, you have a flat, replace the tube and ride on, another flat, you patch it .... another! Do you:

a) Call your SO.
b) Adjust the capris, show a little calf and hope a bike dude stops.
c) Call Better World, you have the bike coverage
d) Use that Luna bar wrapper to MacGyver a patch kit to get you home

hee hee. I never would have made it to the third flat! I carry one tube and no patch kit. If I've changed one flat, I've proven all I need to prove for the day. Time to use the cell phone.

[Catrin]

In 14,185 posts in TE TD? I don't think so. Easier to create a new one. Remember there is no truly right answer.

You're out on a long ride, you have a flat, replace the tube and ride on, another flat, you patch it .... another! Do you:

a) Call your SO.
b) Adjust the capris, show a little calf and hope a bike dude stops.
c) Call Better World, you have the bike coverage
d) Use that Luna bar wrapper to MacGyver a patch kit to get you home

Hmmm, I don't have an SO at this time so that is out...
Don't have Better world coverage either...

Guess I would just have to start working that calf