POLL: Do you think anonymous posters are bad for the forum?

[NZcaver]

That's cool. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on the finer points of this one. I think we already figured that out many posts ago.

Now I need to go print up my own "expert" business cards...

[Squirrel Girl]

The way of the new century. I know a lot of people by their usernames, not their real names. In my mountain biking club, I'll go on a group ride and have to ask, "Who are you?" "I mean, what's your user name?"

Heck, there are all sorts of people I know here on Cavechat and have no earthly clue who they are in real life. And the ones who let their real names be known, I still have no earthly clue who they are. Some TAG caver I've never met. I can easily use their user names to know who I should ignore!

[Bill Putnam]

It doesn't matter to me who they are - it matters to me that, whoever they are, they claim ownership of their words and stand behind them.

I respect anyone who has a thoughtful opinion. I do not respect the opinions of those who spout off baseless and ill-informed nonsense because they are too lazy or uncommitted to do even minimal homework.