VIDEO: What Would Happen If Comments Were No Longer Anonymous?
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The Huffington Post has announced that, as of next month, it will no longer allow anonymous comments on its site. If you want to leave a message on a post, you'll have to do so using your real name. The hope is that this will limit trolling.
In this brief — yet lively — video discussion, our experts ask: Are non-anonymous comments the key to a brighter future?
What about you, readers? Tell us how you'd feel about comments carrying the full name of the commenter. Leave your thoughts in our anonymous comment section, below!
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I do agree, though, that it's worth finding a solution to internet anonymity hostility. Perhaps a karma points solution where posters can be awarded points when they make an actual contribution to a discussion, and lose points when they name call, etc. Then people's comments could be weighted by their karma index. It could be something like Slash Dot.
I will not post anywhere if I have to leave my true identity and I will not make up a phony name just to post somewhere.
There are times when I will post using my true identity depending on the topic even if I take an opposite view but that's my choice not the blog's choice.