Brit
It's your avatar. They pay more attention to that than the fact your name is Missy. I think both of mine are somewhat gender neutral. I'm a polar bear!

Jade196
I've had a few male accounts before, and everyone thought they were male it seemed... Just talk like you are brimming with confidence if you are a man, and most people will buy it.

★Serious Business ★
It's not easy at all for me,so I just take people as what they say they are. I get mistaken for a dude all the time,and I don't know if it's my avatar or what. I care more about what people say than what they have hanging between their legs anyway.

Smugleaf
I think its the fact that you speak out against feminism, same as Crazy Cat. I would assume men who constantly call out other men would be viewed similarly. I don't bother, I'm not trying to connect these posters to the people behind them. I'm in it for the ideas.

Odd Little Animal
Before I put an avatar on mine...I was constantly being called an "arrogant man" Probably because I don't like women who use the fact that they have a vagina to get their way. Some people it's pretty easy to tell, if women are always evil...they're a man. If men are always evil...they're a woman. That's not always the case though.

Just Me
I think some people think they can tell when someone displays an opinion that's not typical of their apparent gender, but really all people are different. No hard rule exists, so really there is no way to guess sex or gender on the Internet,

Serena
Some people's gender SEEMS to come through in their writing, but I think it's very hit or miss. I think some tend to associate certain traits with gender, even in writing. The majority of your posts are well thought out, articulate, and sometimes your answers even come off as hostile in their straightforwardness. To me, those traits aren't gender specific. To some, those traits would wrongly shout "male!" I have been confused before too, with certain users. I have wrongly assumed that someone who is more friendly or caring is female. That is not the case! As I said, most traits aren't gender specific, and as time progresses that existing gap closes. I think this confuses some people more comfortable with 'gender norms'.

dark eyes
Not always... The questionable ones will mention their husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend...or something along that line that makes me [at least] think I know their gender... JD for example. I have no idea if he/she/it is a he/she, or an "it".

Thundercat
Being that I'm just a 15 yr old girl, I don't really have enough internet experience to determine who is male or female. Anyway, I really don't care. Oops, time for me to twitter about this awesome nail polish I just applied.

MRA
When they use nothing but straw arguments, they are probably the other sex.

Hofstra Pride, Long Island Baby!
If their response dictates they're thin skinned and think everyone else should act and think more like they do, they're 9 times out of 10 female.

waterlin
the rule i go by is, you never can tell for sure. even if someone tells you...or even if they send a picture. i hate to be so cynical, but i have been hanging around on the internet for a long time. the only reliable way to be certain if someone is male or female is to meet them in person. (and even then, for some, you might need further proof LOL.) so i don't think there are any "give-aways", but that being said, for general purposes, i take most on here at face value. you know what i mean.