Arjay,
Calling a group of well intentioned people, a whore is what i was referring to.
Anthony
http://www.observationpoint.com.au

Arjay,

It was also incorrect, it is the other way round, Labor has bent over to accommodate the Greens not the other way around.

I will not be able to bypass the opportunity to take a shot at several posts here.
And admit to this, threads such as this should be measured before posting.
My ID is not secret, Forrest found me via the ham radio link.
But we, me too, get a bit macho we dump our name, to take a challenge/prove we are not afraid to do so.
But I constantly, warn about self protection online.
So its different for everyone.
No one rule can be set.
History is full of great people writing great books under names not their own.
Note however this, two posters took the opportunity to slam some one and just ,maybe taunt others with unrelated to subject posts.
Evidence for just a few others views do not matter and any one who differs is wrong.
Show me a link to party politics in this thread and I will with draw my claim.

Graham, I have no doubt that anonymity is a contributing factor to abuse, but I wonder to what extent.

Probably not a major one.

Don’t most people on OLO, who go under a pseudonym, desire to inform their friends and family of their presence on this forum?

How many people actually keep it entirely to themselves?

Surely no one… or very few indeed.

And therein lies the safeguard, as people would generally want to be seen to be reasonably level-headed and non-abusive to their friends.

There are exceptions but I think that this would generally apply pretty well.

White writing under one’s real name does add legitimacy and credence to your views, it is risky. There are nutters out there who might want to make life difficult for you. I found this when I was an avid letter writer to my local paper in the years before I joined OLO.

On OLO, one CJ Morgan went to the trouble of finding my true identity and appeared to be planning to make trouble for me, until I reminded him in no uncertain manner of the legal ramifications.

But OLO does seem like a nicer place these days, and I feel a little less concerned about that sort of thing.

I hope some read the link, as it was suggesting that anonymity didn't necessarily change posting styles. While I have thought that it would, it appears I may be wrong.

Dear Graham,

It is an interesting link (and thread), and anonymity must
surely play some part in people's posting styles
one would think. However, I'm sure that a person's
temperament and personality must also factor in there,
as well as their background and life experience -
their values, education, and so on.