On Anonymity, Moderated Fora, and Usenet
On Jun 9, 2:31*pm, Dudley Henriques wrote:
The quality of information will either be good or bad as posted.
Except of course some information is too dangerous to post without
anonymity.
Actually, the ONLY positive/negative aspect to anonymity that I have
experienced on Usenet is the somewhat enlightening factor that defines
every.....and I mean EVERY instance where a negative aspect can be
attached to a specific poster on Usenet, that poster was/is using an
online persona and not a real name.
Demonstrably false. The most famous counter-example in the
rec.aviation hierarchy would be Robert L. Bass.
Michael
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