But could not a Vulcan be pretending to have a sense of humor, addressing the matter with very serious logic, since in CR no one would know he is a Vulcan. And if he can fake his humor, why not his gender. He could even be a Klingon in disguise.
And all the more so if the person behind the screen name is actually an unusually clever poodle.
And of course, I’ld discuss gender but of course we don’t discuss such things in mixed-up company.