Comments on: Poll: should blogs accept anonymous comments?

By: JimGriffey

JimGriffey — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:14:55 +0000

The solution is simple. Require everyone who posts to register and you must register under an actual name…not a handle. The New York Radio message Board; http://musicradio77.com/wwwboard/ does this and the level of discussion is always civil and informed…yet lively at the same time. It’s one of my favorite boards actually (no offense Joel). Granted a lot of the discussion centers around New York City radio, but they also frequently get into discusssions of national significance. And in spite of not being able to post anonymously, there is a very high level of participation by a wide range of people…both within the industry and those that are just radio geeks.

By: spoon

spoon — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:58:25 +0000

I’ve ran into this issue many times. There really is no point blocking anon users when they can just use a dummy name. With all of the free accounts available you cant rely on email for an identifier and IP’s are spoofed all the time. Until the day comes when you have to get a license to surf the web don’t expect any miracles to unmasking jagoff posters. Though most serious trouble makers are in it for attention and can usually be found using that same name elsewhere.

By: Dale Hannah

Dale Hannah — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:34:00 +0000

I don’t often get an anonymous commenter on my blog, but I do believe that openness is key to maintaining civility and believability. I have seen other blogs turn to insult and innuendo rather than civil discussion. I have no desire to deal with that sort of thing