On Apr 18, 2013, at 2:33 PM, James Polk <jmpolk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I believe I did myself a disservice in assigning such a high ratio without saying it "feels like 70:1", which it does. But I'd truly be surprised if it's only 10:1 - and you can't make effective and accurate estimates based on guessing the gender of the names of an international organization like the IETF is. Part of the problem here is figuring out what you mean by 70:1. I think if you try to come up with a single ratio like this, you're oversimplifying to the point of uselessness.