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| The '''Woman Acceptance Factor (WAF)''' - sometimes referred to as ''Wife Acceptance Factor'' - is the playful estimation of the acceptance or refusal of a new acquisition by the ]. It relies on the ] that men are driven by a certain ] when it comes to acquisitions like ] or ]s, disregarding the ''female aspects'' of ], ] and practical/financial considerations. |
The '''Woman Acceptance Factor (WAF)''' - sometimes referred to as ''Wife Acceptance Factor'' - is the playful estimation of the acceptance or refusal of a new acquisition by the ]. It relies on the ] that men are driven by a certain ] when it comes to acquisitions like ] or ]s, disregarding the ''female aspects'' of ], ] and practical/financial considerations. | ||
| The ''Woman Acceptance Factor'' is ] to the possible amount of conflict resulting from the different points of view. The lower the ''WAF'', the more convincing needs to be done, or the more conflicts arises from the acquisition. A ''WAF'' of 0 means complete refusal, whereas a ''WAF'' of 1.0 equals unison acceptance. | The ''Woman Acceptance Factor'' is ] to the possible amount of conflict resulting from the different points of view. The lower the ''WAF'', the more convincing needs to be done, or the more conflicts arises from the acquisition. A ''WAF'' of 0 means complete refusal, whereas a ''WAF'' of 1.0 equals unison acceptance. | ||
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The Woman Acceptance Factor (WAF) - sometimes referred to as Wife Acceptance Factor - is the playful estimation of the acceptance or refusal of a new acquisition by the significant other. It relies on the cliché that men are driven by a certain geekyness when it comes to acquisitions like home theater or PCs, disregarding the female aspects of aesthetics, design and practical/financial considerations.
The Woman Acceptance Factor is inversely proportional to the possible amount of conflict resulting from the different points of view. The lower the WAF, the more convincing needs to be done, or the more conflicts arises from the acquisition. A WAF of 0 means complete refusal, whereas a WAF of 1.0 equals unison acceptance.
Potential for conflict lies in:
- Questionable practical use / necessity
- High initial acquisition cost and/or high running cost
- Amount of time husband spends with the new purchase
- Aesthtetic deficiences like large, ugly chassis or trunks of surface mounted cables
- Necessary construction work like chiseling slits into walls
- Constant noise from fans, harddrives etc.
- Space considerations
- Total number of remote controls
- Challenges imposed by beta-software, user-interface etc.
An example for a low WAF is a video projector with a makeshift ceiling mount and a huge trunk of black cables, which needs to warm up for 3 minutes before it can be used to watch the TV news if all the input/output selectors on the receiver and the stereo deck are set right with 3 different remote controls.
Examples with high WAF are aesthetically designed, easy to use devices like the iPod or computer furniture which hides cables and connectors.
Recently, the Woman Acceptance Factor is also used for non-technical stereotypical male activities like visiting sport events or "hanging out with the guys".
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