httpness

Thanks for responding. I already know HTML and CSS (not that I have any eye for design - ha!).

I have a basic grasp of simple JS and ajax, and can usually google how to do a given thing...but maybe that's a place to start filling in the gaps. Especially if I could combine it with learning JQuery.

I already have a one-project Rails portfolio, http://archive-fb.com (as well as several easy practice apps that are not deployed).

I guess I was just trying to ask, given the extent of my learning so far (as judged by archive-fb.com + my comments), how far am I from jobdom and what should I do next to get closer?

Nothing in those guidelines prohibits mentioning who you are.

I thought the point of upvoting was that readers use their votes to decide what's relevant (as opposed to outright censorship).

Why are people allowed to talk about beer, "orthokeratology", et al, but mentioning gender is "irrelevant" (cf. "bloggergirl" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1836538, which is reposted like six times)

Furthermore, my being a girl IS relevant. The Rails community has tons of initiatives to try to balance the gender ratio -- for example, the presentation at RailsConf 2009, an SF ruby workshop specifically for women, etc (really just google 'ruby rails women').

I've never been able to attend that stuff (due to being in the Midwest, which was also censored out of my title), but I'm still interested in reaching out to whoever I can to get advice. I thought that could include HN.

REALLY, moderator? Censoring my title (which previously mentioned being a girl)? And taking away my ability to edit and delete my own post?

um...i don't know why it fucked up the formatting. i didn't type any <p> tags; just pressed enter.