I have written a lot about anonymity on the Internet, and I have suggested several times that the Herald-Times require people who post in the comments on HeraldTimesOnline be required to use their real names, as is the case with letters to the editor. The response has become a predictable meme: "Scott Tibbs is known to send letters to people's employers because he does not like their political views, so we have to be anonymous to protect ourselves from him."
Another predictable and false Leftist smear
Another predictable and false Leftist smear
Another predictable and false Leftist smear
I have written a lot about anonymity on the Internet, and I have suggested several times that the Herald-Times require people who post in the comments on HeraldTimesOnline be required to use their real names, as is the case with letters to the editor. The response has become a predictable meme: "Scott Tibbs is known to send letters to people's employers because he does not like their political views, so we have to be anonymous to protect ourselves from him."