Guest:

Anonymous postings are not the problem. Shambles' postings are -- or could be -- quite anonymous, as there is no person named Shambles. But the consistency of his use of a handle makes it understandable that one is hearing from someone rather than anyone. It makes no difference until you start slinging invective from the shelter of namelessness, which poisons the whole atmosphere because it feels like it could be coming from anywhere. It's quite destructive enough to sling vitriol and ill-formed antagonism, but to do so namelessly is twice as destructive. You don't recognize this -- or let it seem that you do not, anyway. Having to resort to that sort of stuff is not crafty, IMNSHO -- it is dishonorable.

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