First, +1 to the responses by numerous posters which reflected balanced and/or pragmatic viewpoints.
Second, +1 to the comments by Wolf_Garcia objecting to the promulgation of gender-based stereotypes, even if the two posters he appeared to be responding to did not intend their comments to be taken that way.
Third, I find it ironic that the focus of this very thread, that was intended to deal with technical discussions in other threads that were deemed to be irrelevant or at most semi-relevant, has evolved to encompass discussions of ancient civilizations and even differences between the sexes. Not that I see anything wrong with that (and in fact I see nothing at all wrong with it), but it serves to illustrate that changes in the focus of a thread are often inevitable, whether one likes it or not.
Regards,
-- Al
Second, +1 to the comments by Wolf_Garcia objecting to the promulgation of gender-based stereotypes, even if the two posters he appeared to be responding to did not intend their comments to be taken that way.
Third, I find it ironic that the focus of this very thread, that was intended to deal with technical discussions in other threads that were deemed to be irrelevant or at most semi-relevant, has evolved to encompass discussions of ancient civilizations and even differences between the sexes. Not that I see anything wrong with that (and in fact I see nothing at all wrong with it), but it serves to illustrate that changes in the focus of a thread are often inevitable, whether one likes it or not.
Regards,
-- Al