I just want to go on record and apologize for my reply in this thread. It was just brought to my attention that I am catching a lot of heat for the reply on other social media sites. I think many of my words are being twisted to mean something totally different that what I was attempting to say. I was not at all trying to be sexist but I can see now how my words would make it sound like I was. I was simply saying that I hold all members equally responsible to make the space their own no matter what their gender. Saying that we go out of our way to make women feel comfortable is simply how we handle things now. It does not mean my opinion can not be changed. I never claimed that I was perfect. Posting comments on twitter misquoting my words does not help me learn from my mistakes so please stop. If you know of reasons why we should not be walking the women to their cars or making sure we give them help when we know they need help then please reply here and let me know what I am doing wrong.<div>
<br></div><div>I want to leave you all with this also. Last week we had a really nice women come to our space and afterward she posted a comment about us"</div><div><br></div><div>"<span style="background-color:rgb(245,245,245);color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px">Thanks for a great afternoon. I learned so much. I'm on ebay looking for the Sparkfun Inventor's Kit. If anyone's 12-year old is tired of their's and wants to sell it, plz email me at <a href="mailto:lil-c@lycos.com">lil-c@lycos.com</a>. Thanks to the nice gentleman who helped me for 2 hours with the kit. I'm glad my java class did not go to waste. What a great group of guys and it is safe for women to be there!!!!!!"</span></div>
<div><br></div><div>My original reply was made with this comment in mind. I took the last sentence of that comment as an appreciation for us not being pigs. So we must be doing something right. Maybe not everything but something.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Again my apologies for anyone I pissed off with my last reply. I still have a lot to learn.</div><div><br></div><div>David</div>