[SirPercival]

Is the opening post a picture of Des buying drinks at the bar?

[kinboshi]

Is the opening post a picture of Des buying drinks at the bar?

If that"s the case, the glass is definitely not half-full...

[Waz1892]

completely off the main point i know, and not wishing to diverse from this hot debate, but Mr Kinboshi....I just saw your "baby pic" that you have on your post..on You"ve Been framed....just thought I"d mention it....

sorry.....carry on with the debate......

[Maxriddles]

How many posts until this becomes the hottest topic to date?

[texfitz]

How many posts until this becomes the hottest topic to date?

yours could well be the last one

[Jon MW]

How many posts until this becomes the hottest topic to date?

lol - a lot

http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?action=stats

[kinboshi]

Male to Female Ratio:     13.9:1

That"s disappointing.

[tumblet]

Male to Female Ratio:     13.9:1

That"s disappointing.

Very  

[APAT]

Male to Female Ratio:     13.9:1

That"s disappointing.

80% of members have not personalised their profile, so the above number is completely inaccurate.

[kinboshi]

Male to Female Ratio:     13.9:1

That"s disappointing.

80% of members have not personalised their profile, so the above number is completely inaccurate.

..and yet probably very accurate.

[Swinebag]

Male to Female Ratio:     13.9:1

That"s disappointing.

80% of members have not personalised their profile, so the above number is completely inaccurate.

..and yet probably very accurate.

agree. with a 20% sample from a 2800 population. i"d be very surprised to see much difference in the ratio from what it is now if everyone put their details in.

remember opinion polls for elections are very accurate and they normally ask much less than 1% of the electorate

so, as kin said.....

"disappointing"

unless your name is mike matusow

[Jon MW]

Male to Female Ratio:     13.9:1

That"s disappointing.

80% of members have not personalised their profile, so the above number is completely inaccurate.

..and yet probably very accurate.

agree. with a 20% sample from a 2800 population. i"d be very surprised to see much difference in the ratio from what it is now if everyone put their details in.

remember opinion polls for elections are very accurate and they normally ask much less than 1% of the electorate

so, as kin said.....

"disappointing"

unless your name is mike matusow

But does it mean:

(a) Over 90% of poker players are men
(b) Over 90% of amateur poker players are men
(c) Over 90% of amateur poker players who can be bothered to fill out their profiles are men
(d) All of the above?

I did read an article about Aspers Casino in Newcastle making an effort to make the casino experience a more "women friendly" experience.

Maybe it should be considered an APAT aim to make poker more appealing to women?

[linziwan]

It still amazes me that a "women"s only" poker tournament can attract 100+ entrants but a lot of ladies still feel uncomfortable playing in mixed tournaments.  Can it be you guys aren"t always on your "best" behaviour....

Seriously it can be a bit intimidating for ladies playing in mixed poker tournaments.  It takes time to get used to handling certain situations and reading players - ie are they bullying you just because I"m a lady... etc

Haven"t you noticed that some of the guys like to use avatars that are female images - could it be that they find guys trying to push them around because of it and find it easier to get chips....

My worst case of being "abused" was from a 70+ "gentleman" who told me......

"..... f"ing woman shouldn"t be playing f"ing poker, f"ing women shouldn"t even be f"ing allowed in the f"ing poker room.  F"ing women only know how to play f"ing cards not f"ing poker..... "  etc etc etc......

Takes time getting used to being able to handle that sort of situation and if a lady comes across that or a milder version of it, it can put her off.

So remember guys, good behaviour at the table makes playing the game a lot nicer in the long run for everybody.

[Jon MW]

...
Haven"t you noticed that some of the guys like to use avatars that are female images...
...

I do that on Full Tilt.

...
could it be that they find guys trying to push them around because of it and find it easier to get chips....
...

erm, no. I just liked the picture.

[APAT]

It still amazes me that a "women"s only" poker tournament can attract 100+ entrants but a lot of ladies still feel uncomfortable playing in mixed tournaments.  Can it be you guys aren"t always on your "best" behaviour....

Seriously it can be a bit intimidating for ladies playing in mixed poker tournaments.  It takes time to get used to handling certain situations and reading players - ie are they bullying you just because I"m a lady... etc

Haven"t you noticed that some of the guys like to use avatars that are female images - could it be that they find guys trying to push them around because of it and find it easier to get chips....

My worst case of being "abused" was from a 70+ "gentleman" who told me......

"..... f"ing woman shouldn"t be playing f"ing poker, f"ing women shouldn"t even be f"ing allowed in the f"ing poker room.  F"ing women only know how to play f"ing cards not f"ing poker..... "  etc etc etc......

Takes time getting used to being able to handle that sort of situation and if a lady comes across that or a milder version of it, it can put her off.

So remember guys, good behaviour at the table makes playing the game a lot nicer in the long run for everybody.

I hope you haven"t found this to be the case with APAT.  If such a thing ever happened, the culprit would be ejected from APAT immediately.