Poirot, Lexi,

It could be that men have more time on their hands, and are more arrogant about voicing their opinions and prejudices.

But like you say, maybe the more articulate posters have said what they want to say and are withdrawing, leaving the field to us dumbos :)

So ..... what do we do about it ? Should there be daily quotas, equal numbers of men and women ? Should some of us have sex-changes ? Should women get preferential treatment, 500-word limits and ten posts a day per subject ? It's a tough one.

Cheers,

Joe

Joe,

As endearing as your sarcastic rejoinders often are, I'm not requesting that we "do" something about it.
I'm merely noting the phenomenon and asking fellow OLOer's to surmise the reasons why.

Perhaps you're right, Poirot, our task is to interpret the world, not to change it :)

Joe

A: Grumpy old men.

The real question is really why any woman would be interested to spend so much time with this lot in the first place. Perhaps their husbands just aren't grumpy and cantankerous enough.

See if a woman doesn't get enough rumpy-grumpy at home, she seeks out a cynical sarcastic hater in the online world.

It's pretty simple really.

I have long read feminist social commentry for similar reasons

Oftentimes I even look on that Sam Brett site, to read posts from vacuous self-centered judgemental self righteous man hating chicks. I don't get enough of it in my everyday life, and I enjoy reading posts from these dreadful women so I can feel so smug I have managed to avoid such women in real life.

Though I have really dropped off my posting on OLO. It really is getting boring. Perhaps if Col came back...

The Vile Ginx even!

Sorry HasBeen and Belly and OUG and SM and Individual and the butcher talking in circles just makes me feel live I've visited a retirement home. Yabbs is always good value of course!

A better question is where are all the under 35s? This place is way more exciting than Twitter!

Hiya Houellie,

Yep, I noticed that you've not been posting as much recently.

So now I'm wondering what it is that attracts me to OLO. Perhaps the subject matter here is more male oriented...I like a good stoush on world affairs (political, social and such like).
You're right that I don't live with a grumblebum and therefore maybe I seek out reasonably solid debate. Many women do get bogged down on the "feminism" issue. I've found that particular subject quite confusing and perplexing as I have contrasting views regarding modern society and I invariably find I shoot myself down in flames.

I do get what your saying about the round and round in circles Aussie political mish-mash emanating from some of the regulars...boring.....