Is Anonymity Helping or Hurting Online Discussions?

[Maya]

Some forums allow guest to post content. Do you think this kind of anonymity creates honesty or reduce accountability?

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Some forums allow guest to post content. Do you think this kind of anonymity creates honesty or reduce accountability?

I've entertained the idea of this.

However, I'd just need it to be abuse-free. If that was possible, then I'd be okay with it.

I run a 50,000+ member group on Facebook. We allow anonymous posters. Staff can see who it is. But for the most part, I've only rejected about 5 and that was because it was baiting for a conversation to become toxic.