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anonymous wrote:

So much for “Ask Woody”. Value of a public site disappears.

Nope.

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Susan Bradley wrote:

I don’t like limiting comments unless they violate a specific rule on the site.

It is this simple to remain anonymous while at the same time being identifiable to other members.  If someone working in IT can’t figure out how to remain anonymous while participating in the AskWoody forums, perhaps they shouldn’t be working in IT.

If a site rule requires registration in order to post (as most forums do), that does not limit comments.  Saying that some “special folks” must be allowed to post as “anonymous” or else they won’t participate just won’t wash.

And you MVP’s and Managers should know who I am by my IP address, shouldn’t you?

How much of this:

anonymous wrote:

Some of my comments mean it is best stay anonymous.

Amounts to this:

jabeattyauditor wrote:

Anonymity allows folks to do drive-by comments – trash-talk without supporting their positions, and without having a track record to review.

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ScotchJohn wrote:

On Windows Secrets Lounge, no-one was anonymous, and I parried words with Woody on why this could not carry over to AW. A little reluctantly, I am convinced by Woody that SOME people would be unable to contribute to AW as freely as they do if they were not anonymous. I still don’t like anonymity, but there may be good reasons for it. On the other hand, if there are no good reasons, then let’s all be out in the open.

I’m pretty much with @ScotchJohn on this one.

Can anyone here at AskWoody reveal my true identity and/or compromise my ability to post anonymously yet retain the ability to be recognized here in these forums?

One can be anonymous without posting anonymously.  And posting in this fashion can take a load off the mods by not having to check IP’s on every anonymous post for possible bad actors.  They only need look at the content to see if the post needs to be trashed for rules violations.

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