Anonymous Members

[Shawn Gossman]

Does allowing anonymous accounts hurt a forum's trustworthiness, or is anonymity essential for open discussions?

 

[AWS]

Nope. I have anonymous posting turned on. A feature of IPB. I don't use it. It's there for the members.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Nope. I have anonymous posting turned on. A feature of IPB. I don't use it. It's there for the members.

I've considered enabling it where available. I just don't know what the usefulness is for it. Can you see the member as staff?

 

[Mike30]

I don't think it's a good idea.
-- Own what you say or don't say anything at all.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I don't think it's a good idea.
-- Own what you say or don't say anything at all.

Maybe some niches.

Support forums for abuse, depression, etc.

 

[Mike30]

Maybe some niches.

Support forums for abuse, depression, etc.

Yes, for some niches it's good. Specially those you mentioned.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Yes, for some niches it's good. Specially those you mentioned.

I feel like TAZ had this once. People would ask questions they didn't want others to know them by.

I'm not sure if I would add it here or not.

 

[Mike30]

I feel like TAZ had this once. People would ask questions they didn't want others to know them by.

I'm not sure if I would add it here or not.

At first I thought the question was for this forum. (admin related stuff) And I don't see a point to be anonymous.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

Well, you can’t ban anyone

 

[Cpvr]

Well, you can’t ban anyone

Technically, an anonymous poster can still be banned as their ip is tied to their regular account.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

Technically, an anonymous poster can still be banned as their ip is tied to their regular account.

They may post without registering an account. And IP addresses can change. Many members have dynamic IP addresses too.