Taking the Pulse on Anonymous Commenting
We’ve been getting more and more requests from readers to eliminate anonymous commenting. (The topic has also been on the front-burner because of a certain article this week.) There are clearly major flaws with a system that allows commenting without accountability, but doing away with it carries its own set of drawbacks in the form…
We’ve been getting more and more requests from readers to eliminate anonymous commenting. (The topic has also been on the front-burner because of a certain article this week.) There are clearly major flaws with a system that allows commenting without accountability, but doing away with it carries its own set of drawbacks in the form of diminished information flow, opinion and overall energy on the site. We’re curious to know how the community feels about the issue so please take a moment to fill out this survey and chime in below.
Thanks,
Mr. B
p.s. Just to clarify, just because you register, and comment under, a username, does not mean that your true identity is on display for the world to see. It means we can easily block a disruptive commenter, or contact him/her by email about bad behavior. It also means that other readers can begin to associate comments over time with a particular online identity, theoretically improving the ability to carry on discussions.
johnife…i actually prefer to use my card online than to carry it around and use it in a restaurant, etc. I used it in a restaurant on a Sunday night once and got a call from Chase on Monday evening with an unauthorized charge. I still had the card in my possession.
And no it was not a Bed Stuy restaurant so don’t go down that road all of the rest of you…
BTW my card number is XXXX XXXX XXXX 8175
dave- as far as I know, that’s the only place it could have come from. Is it possible they changed it? there was no other way I know of that would have associated the user name and that- but again, while I’m good with computers but not a real techie.
(just to clarify- didn’t happen to me personally, but I do know the person it happened to.)
bxgrl
sad state of affairs when individuals need to be forced to own what they say. weak.
Wow Biff….sounds like you’ve been getting into some trouble on the side…you being defensive pretty much just let everyone know that these alleged emails do probably exist…
I’ve always liked your posts Montrose Morris. We disagreed a few times and had a back and forth once or twice but your “lecturing” is far more logical and coherent than most peoples’ posting here. orry that I’m still anon here with my new login
4:45..or David Allen Coe…”I just want to………”
I don’t post lengthy posts just to practice my typing, 4:30. If I happen to lecture, it’s because I really care about the topic. Since when is it a crime to be passionate about a cause or two? I’ll take anyone droning on, even someone I vehemently disagree with, over the snarky, hurtful sarcasm that often passes for wit around here on occassion.
I do post plenty of short posts. They, like the longer ones, are there to be scrolled past, if you don’t like what I’m saying, or how long it takes me to say it. I’m cool with it, either way.
Montrose Morris
Sigh. I miss Babs.
How come we are not discussing something more politically charged like Sharon Stone?