Our forum is not a crowded room or any other form of conventional communication and the attempt to impose the normal conventions will fail and has failed.

Sure it would be nice if folk here were all polite - and helpful to know who you are talking to but it is not at all helpful to state that it is unfriendly not to use a name. That may be your honest opinion but there are many opinions all equally valid.

You could argue that it is just as unfriendly to insist that someone does use a name - if they clearly do not wish to do this. This is what is known as free choice.

Max has allowed posters to contribute using any name they wish (or none) the only thing that (in theory anyway) that now can't be done is to use the name of a member and pretend to be them. So whatever would would prefer that other posters did or did not do - we rather have to just accept that it is matter for them to choose and for you to chosse whether to reply to their posts.

No problem in pointing out the advantages but is it really helpful to accuse folk of being unfriendly - just because they do not agree with the way you may wish them to post?