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 *""I don't think that it was appropriate for you to close the discussion, since you had already taken a stand"" appears to be personalizing the issue. I do agree that it is not a personal attack, and believe I haven't called it that. I do not actually have a ""stand"" on gender issues and I would appreciate it if people did not assume such. That may not have been your intent, but it is easily interpreted that way (e.g. note responses by Dweller and Iamunknown on the admin board, and response by Scribble on my talk). Asking four or five users that you know to agree with you to weigh in on the debate has the impression of making it a pile-on. I know I'm as fallible as the next dolphin and I'm quite willing to entertain and discuss the suggestion that I am wrong on any particular issue, but I would appreciate such suggestions not starting with allusions to bias.  "