Insha'Allaah the thread can be closed in due course, but since there has been some discussion going on, it might be better to wait until people have become clear on the issue.

There are also some other threads relevant to the topic, please see:

http://www.islamicboard.com/basics-i...uidelines.html

http://www.islamicboard.com/basics-i...ee-mixing.html

http://www.islamicboard.com/general-...rmingling.html

http://www.islamicboard.com/marriage...-reminder.html

http://www.islamicboard.com/basics-i...ite-gnder.html