It isn't an issue of "joining the club" or not.

It is an issue of whether you respect your own authorship enough to sign it, or whether the notion of receiving answers intimidates you to the point where you prefer the risk of annoying people who make better friends than they do antagonists.

Sure it takes some courage to say what you have to say over your own name, I guess. I assume if you really didn't care at all you wouldn't bother writing in! But we really aren't all tyhat dangerous, y'know -- exchanging thoughts is not exactly a high-risk activity! :>)

And superstitions aside we can't reach out and ding each other through the monitor!! LOL.

Why not think through this: what practice or style of communication would make for the best overall exchange on a forum which you value? (At least, value enough to communicate to.) I think you would have to conclude that anonymity is not the most beneficial answer, unless you are really in flight from someone!

A