Back before the recent (well, not particularly recent any more) changes it was quite a small percentage. No doubt that has changed significantly.

Pretending to be a woman to gain favor in Diplomacy dates back to the PBM days.

I actually knew someone on this site who made a second account just so he could pretend to be a woman. I would not recommend this.

No, this is a strictly males-only game. If you come across any girls, please report them to the mods by sending an email to [email protected]

What is the average allotted amount of time between each time this question is asked?

That is known as the Mean Time Between Do Girls Play Diplomacy (MTBDGPD). Here it seems to be roughly 9 months.

Persons of the feminine gender are catered for on Ladies Days, which are timed to coincide with the appearance of Halley's comet

I think you're being generous with that time span abge, I swear this happens once every two or three months.

False flag!

Also, I pretend to be female to fuck with the mafia players. I'm not so sure it benefits me though.

We could tell for sure if *sometime* spent more time not losing the forum and less time giving away all the site's points

1) It's more than you think
2) It's underreported due to threads like these
3) Hey, this one hasn't fallen into a horrible pit of sexism yet! Good job.
4) Yet.

http://i.imgur.com/qQxRvwF.png

^That's from our webDip FTF in London last year.

Seems a bit hokey to me.

Of those of you who've ever played a girl player (real or just Octavious in drag), do you find you actually treat them different?

Diplomacy FTF and bachelorette party!

"Pretending to be a woman to gain favor in Diplomacy dates back to the PBM days."

DO revealed

I would probably wanna have a drink with all those women.

Also Austria in that pic is getting utterly rick-rolled.

Full disclosure Hand,

I am male; it was a joke :-)

There are players of the feminine gender, and I've had the pleasure of being in alliance with one of the dear critturs in at least one game.
I welcome players no matter what race, colour, religious beliefs, age, gender, et al.
WebDiplomacy could be the way to encourage world peace.
We're prepared to beat up anyone for an extra sc or two.

More interesting questions are
How many ladies are in the top 100 players ?
How many Mighty Mods are of the feminine gender ?
These are "known unknowns" and will probably always remain unknown

This question gets asked enough you should put it in the FAQ.