tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post7497153842446406572..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: Comment RegistrationRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-33195704270256704842008-02-17T13:53:00.000-05:002008-02-17T13:53:00.000-05:00Oh, and I should add: it remains possible to have ...Oh, and I should add: it remains possible to have a stable pseudonym that does not give away one's real-life identity, in any case.Richard Y Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-83441854719982628352008-02-17T13:51:00.000-05:002008-02-17T13:51:00.000-05:00Yeah, there are some situations which call for the...Yeah, there are some situations which call for the protections of anonymity. But it shouldn't be necessary when chatting with me, I hope :-)<BR/><BR/>The only disadvantage <I>here</I>, which one loyal reader has already emailed me to note, is the inconvenience of having to register and sign in before commenting. The extra hassle might be a disincentive which causes readers to comment less often than they otherwise would (even when they have substantive contributions to offer). If many others are in this position, I hope they will let me know, so that I can better judge whether the benefits of banning 'Anonymous' are worth this cost. <BR/><BR/>(On the other hand, I can see the argument that slightly raising the costs for commenting could be expected to increase the signal-to-noise ratio.)Richard Y Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-70777467331774932142008-02-17T12:37:00.000-05:002008-02-17T12:37:00.000-05:00I don't mourn this particular loss of anonymity, b...I don't mourn this particular loss of anonymity, but I will say that the loss of anonymity is a mixed blessing for discursive communities on the internet. <BR/><BR/>For an interesting example of where anonymity can take you, see the current assault on Scientology by a group calling themselves Anonymous.Esfand Nafisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625466505000023316noreply@blogger.com