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Re: Do we really need the gender option in our profile page?
by
aoluain
on 10/09/2025, 13:57:07 UTC
⭐ Merited by apogio (1)

I 've seen this thread yesterday: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5454729
The OP has literally posted that another user dared to say that he is a man, when in reality he is a woman. Or the opposite, I mean who cares anyway?!

But this case made me wonder if we really need to have a gender field in our profile page. And I am asking that because I find it strange that people actually care about it. Personally, I do not consider it important enough, as in it won't affect the way I talk to someone and the way we exchange ideas.

We dont necessarily need a gender recognition field in our profile page, it doesnt make a difference
and its not important to me.

I would guess that there are people not stating their real gender with it, others who do and more who
just leave it blank


(a) there should be a "Gender" option with free text for selection and not a dropdown menu with predetermined options.


absolutely - it would provide some entertainment for us
you can be sure it would be used as people see fit - just like the Age field, I'm 8!


(b) there should not even be a field for it on the profile page. It is common for social forums to have such a field, but...


Yea that would work for me and anyone else who doesnt care about anyones gender.
Nobody asks anyone on here what gender.