Legal reasons (such as posting about something distasteful to your employer, or confession to an act of treason) are, i think, clearly good times to not post with your name attached. but is there a good reason to post it at all? perhaps. i certainly won't object to someone posting anonymously under those conditions, but i do think it deserves a second thought before posting at all.

but things that might sound different if they came from you ... are you worried about affecting the statement's credibility, or your own? i can't speak for everyone here, but i certainly try to respect the opinion on its own grounds rather than base that decision on the author (which is, in fact, why large sigs annoy me; i can ignore the author link until i'm done reading, but some sigs are too obvious). and in a close call, i'm more likely to trust you than an Anonymous Monk. so please elaborate on that reason.

As for any humorous node, whether the set-up for a joke, or a potentially disturbing joke, i think that AMhood is acceptable if it makes the joke funnier, but in general, i'd rather know who posted it. for instance, i'm very curious who wrote perl for bottoms, because i think it shows skill, even if it isn't what everybody wants (and hey, no poetry is to everyone's taste).

hm. i was supposed to ask, not answer... ah, well.

In reply to Re: (tye)Re: Anonymity and Courage by Vynce
in thread Anonymity and Courage by Vynce

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