>> Isn't it then a desirable thing to have consistent anonymity >> (by people posting from a random e-mail addresses each time), even if >> it causes discomfort?
Another way of answering this, with apologies to Denis Leary: One word: reputation [1] Another word: disinhibition [2] [3] Udhay [1] which, as should be obvious, has consistency in personae as a prerequisite. [2] http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/disinhibit.html [3] also sometimes known as the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/ -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
