Thinktank: How do you increase female involvement in NS?

[Severisen]

Delta, your first post in this thread is spot on from beginning to end.

Xoriet, well stated response.

Lord Nuke, take your hate elsewhere. With attitudes like yours, it's no wonder many females probably refuse to disclose themselves as female. I'd be ashamed to be associated with you.

Rifty, I think that might send them running.

[Rifty]

Rifty, I think that might send them running.

Sev....You don't know these skills. I have mad skills. I maxed them out. Now i can't speak to a woman without them fainting

Honestly i don't think a lack of women is a problem though. Im not on here to pick up....Gender is really irrelevant. If a man says he thinks NSG is a terrible place...i'll agree just as if a woman said it.

[Alterran Republic]

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Is this delegate Xor?

"unprotected," "impactful," "reveal"....These were funny words...heh heh heh

As i said - Want more women; Make me the spokesperson for NS! "Come one, Come all...Chocolate, Netflix and Cuddles await you beyond the 'Create a nation' tab! Join today and get a whole hour free with Rifty!"

Rifty... this is the kind of slightly creepy/sad hitting that I'm talking about, honestly. Females have different tastes, same as guys e.e Funnily enough, they're also humans.
I mean, honestly, the fact that if Unibot used the words you highlighted, you wouldn't pick them out, but now that a woman used it (gods forbid women can actually read and write /s) you have to say they're "funny words."
Come on man! Grow up.

[Rifty]

Is this delegate Xor?

"unprotected," "impactful," "reveal"....These were funny words...heh heh heh

As i said - Want more women; Make me the spokesperson for NS! "Come one, Come all...Chocolate, Netflix and Cuddles await you beyond the 'Create a nation' tab! Join today and get a whole hour free with Rifty!"

Rifty... this is the kind of slightly creepy/sad hitting that I'm talking about, honestly. Females have different tastes, same as guys e.e Funnily enough, they're also humans.
I mean, honestly, the fact that if Unibot used the words you highlighted, you wouldn't pick them out, but now that a woman used it (gods forbid women can actually read and write /s) you have to say they're "funny words."
Come on man! Grow up.

It's called a joke - Just the same as if a woman offered beer, blackjack and Buffalo wings id be on my way~

I am young...But I am ready. Your skills aren't maxed like mine so do not judge me!

[RiderSyl]

In my opinion... There's nothing we can really do. There's so much testosterone flying around from the nature of "online political simulation game" and what predominant sex of playerbase that builds, that the only females that you'll really see involved are

a) those that like/are indifferent about being involved in a male-cultured game
b) those that stick to a less contested, more friendly part of the game
c) those with a specific heavy interest in politics/RP/etc that outweighs the social implications

We can try to come up with specialized solutions to increase involvement for females, but every solution is going to drive away some and attract others. There's no arching answer to improve it for all of them.

There's only one real way for there to be increased female involvement. The ladies that are already involved or will be getting involved in our current NS need to have the interest and presence to change the game through the community, a la Crazy Girl and her 'Mother Knows Best State' improvement. Then the game will naturally become more appealing.

[Drekka]

Advertise NS on Tumblr

Well... IMHO no "group" should be asked to come anywhere for the sake of
"hey, look at diverse we are". Diversity should come naturally. It shouldn't matter
anyways, we all are people here. well, those that aren't proclaimed cats and such.

It also helps to be welcoming to newcomers. Word of mouth is good.

[Sichuan Pepper]

The beauty of Nationstates is that it is not Penisstates or VaginaStates.
Everyone can be whatever they want to be. Better served is just to attract players to the game.

[Rifty]

The beauty of Nationstates is that it is not Penisstates or VaginaStates.
Everyone can be whatever they want to be. Better served is just to attract players to the game.

You have become my rolemodel

[Lord Nuke]

I hope people don't genuinely believe I'm a women hating misogynistic. My post was sarcasm and I frankly apologize if it came off as a disgusting attack on women. I'm deeply ashamed if what I've said has come off as misogynistic. I'm just not a funny person.

[Alterran Republic]

I hope people don't genuinely believe I'm a women hating misogynistic. My post was sarcasm and I frankly apologize if it came off as a disgusting attack on women. I'm deeply ashamed if what I've said has come off as misogynistic. I'm just not a funny person.

Alls well that ends well
Always good to clear these things up

[Zenya]

The answer is always: more bewbies

[Tano]

I hope people don't genuinely believe I'm a women hating misogynistic. My post was sarcasm and I frankly apologize if it came off as a disgusting attack on women. I'm deeply ashamed if what I've said has come off as misogynistic. I'm just not a funny person.

Learn to better label your posts as sarcastic then. I can tell you from personal experience that it is infnintely difficult to recognize sarcasm without some sort of modifier to your post that suggest such. (Italics, bold, sarcasm tag, etc.)

Whenever you use sarcasm, satire, or other similar methods, you always run the gambit of being taken seriously. It's an acquired skill, to be able to show people that you don't mean it. I suggest you put more thought into your posts in the future, and don't expect everyone to assume sarcasm in them.

[Lord Nuke]

I hope people don't genuinely believe I'm a women hating misogynistic. My post was sarcasm and I frankly apologize if it came off as a disgusting attack on women. I'm deeply ashamed if what I've said has come off as misogynistic. I'm just not a funny person.

Learn to better label your posts as sarcastic then. I can tell you from personal experience that it is infnintely difficult to recognize sarcasm without some sort of modifier to your post that suggest such. (Italics, bold, sarcasm tag, etc.)

Whenever you use sarcasm, satire, or other similar methods, you always run the gambit of being taken seriously. It's an acquired skill, to be able to show people that you don't mean it. I suggest you put more thought into your posts in the future, and don't expect everyone to assume sarcasm in them.

I'll be more aware of what I say in the future. I again apologize for any offense I have caused.

[Hobbesistan]

*peeks inside thread*

[Sichuan Pepper]

I took the comments as a joke so no offence taken here.

[The Risen Jaguar Warriors]

PAINT EVERYTHING PINK!!!

I'm a girl. I have had FIVE fellow players hitting on me (FOUR currently). ALL of them are younger than me. I don't know what's wrong with me...

To retaliate: I will have to start being creepy...

[Zaolat]

The answer is always: more bewbies

You're doing no one here favours by objectifying women here Zenny. You misogynistic female, you!

[Rifty]

The answer is always: more bewbies

You're doing no one here favours by objectifying women here Zenny. You misogynistic female, you!

Let he live in a perfect world....I know I like her idea of NS....

Let us come together and make it a reality~

[Goddess Relief Office]

In response to the Op's question:

Get the admins to buy google ads and advertise them on sites females frequent.

[Sedgistan]

The topic I am starting is 'How do you increase female involvement in NationStates? A poll in 2011 showed that 17% of all participants were female. The same poll was taken again in 2013, and this figure dropped 7% to 10%.

So this thread, think up of ways to increase female invlovement in NS.

A poll in the General forum. If you want to discuss the results of polls from NSG, do so in NSG. If you wish to discuss increasing female involvement in NS gameplay, then do a bit of research on the topic and post a thread specifically addressing that.

Either way, make a decision on which you actually wish to discuss, and then post your thread again in the correct forum, modified appropriately.