Dan McGarry wrote:
 
> Most of the men I've mentioned my participation to assume that I'm acting as
> some kind of mentor. I generally have to repeat about 3 times that I'm there
> to *learn*, and that I just enjoy the tenor of the discussion much more than
> in male-dominated fora.

I'm here because, regardless of the female focus, the discussion on
these lists is rather *good*. What more could I want?

As a secondary thing, I recognise my ability to say without thinking
something stupid or unkind and reading about the experiences women go
through in IT fields helps me avoid this.

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