[quote name='yukine']They don't have to be hot, I'm just saying if a guy made a thread asking if any girls had a Wii and would like to exchange friends codes, they would be made fun of.
And they would be. It doesn't have to be about scouting for prospects, as you put it.[/quote]
There's not many ways a guy could make a posting asking for female video game friends without sounding like either a dork or a perv. Why, for instance, would a guy want to specifically make an invitation for girls only? What is the first thing anyone would think?
Maybe you see the original post in the same light, but it's not the same thing at all. What the OP is asking for is an affinity group, or a group with some degree of shared culture. That should be evident because he asked for GLBT, instead of "Gay guy seeks other gay guys to talk about our Wiis".
CAG is an affinity group. We all share a love of video games, especially cheap ones, but we have a shared culture and history that is more than that. I could reference all sorts of things right now that virtually everyone in this thread would immediately understand and relate to, but perhaps the most telling thing is that I feel totally comfortable trading with CAGs and if I were to meet one in real life (which I have) I would be instantly at ease.
That is what the OP wants to get out of this. Just people to chill with that know where he's coming from.