I've posted accidentally without logging in; I'm sure it's happened to all of us. But that's not the kind of "member-as-guest" postings we're discussing here, is it?

I occasionally consider logging out to create a new thread anonymously, in order to introduce some "delicate" issue ~ but I think about it much more often than I actually do so. I'll typically mull over the subject, imagine what I'd like to write, and get things worked out in my mind without ever actually posting my anonymous rant.

When I feel strongly enough about something I read in one of these threads, I'll usually react immediately and start typing, without taking the time to consider logging out and shedding my identity, and certainly without worrying about whether my opinion will prove to be unpopular or controversial. If I put my foot in my mouth once in a while, so be it. (Like MMario just said above, "When I say something rude and obnoxious I do it as myself! Whether I have a cookie at the time or not.")