Wow, George, thats great research!,

I totally agree that the men, at least, should give some amount of personal information, even if it is only their age and occupation. With the ladies being identified by gender only if this is comfortable for them. This would help greatly when formulating an answer or a question to a person.

I for one, am often comfortable in addressing a man of simlar age and experience in a manner that I would never use when talking to a lady, or even a young inexperienced man.

Recently I posted comments and replies in a tone that I would never have used if I had been aware at the time that the person I was speaking to was still a schoolboy.

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