You might recall that (befitting my very nature) I was extremely grouchy about a previous foray of yours into this territory. I’m not downvoting the current post because I think you’ve more-or-less successfully avoided the worst of the problems I foresaw if you went down the previously outlined path.
I also haven’t upvoted the current post. First, I endorse Nominull and Tetronian’s comments above, with respect to this kind of topic not really being central to the LW mission (but that’s okay as long as community members find it valuable and it doesn’t do any harm). However, following on those, I think it is much more important that LW remain a welcoming and inclusive place than that this topic be discussed. By that I mean that I would very strongly encourage you to keep these posts gender- and orientation-neutral—not just nominally so, but really at the level of substance. This post certainly succeeds in that, which is encouraging. (The co-authors are indispensable here, I think.)
And I hope you will be open to simply shutting this series of posts down if the comments on them can’t maintain a similar level of decorum and inclusivity. (I can hardly imagine new women joining this community if PUA and “seduction” are routinely discussed in comments.)
You might recall that (befitting my very nature) I was extremely grouchy about a previous foray of yours into this territory. I’m not downvoting the current post because I think you’ve more-or-less successfully avoided the worst of the problems I foresaw if you went down the previously outlined path.
I also haven’t upvoted the current post. First, I endorse Nominull and Tetronian’s comments above, with respect to this kind of topic not really being central to the LW mission (but that’s okay as long as community members find it valuable and it doesn’t do any harm). However, following on those, I think it is much more important that LW remain a welcoming and inclusive place than that this topic be discussed. By that I mean that I would very strongly encourage you to keep these posts gender- and orientation-neutral—not just nominally so, but really at the level of substance. This post certainly succeeds in that, which is encouraging. (The co-authors are indispensable here, I think.)
And I hope you will be open to simply shutting this series of posts down if the comments on them can’t maintain a similar level of decorum and inclusivity. (I can hardly imagine new women joining this community if PUA and “seduction” are routinely discussed in comments.)