There's a lot to be said for non-anonymous services. A classic Penny-Arcade comi...

falcolas · on April 14, 2012

And then there's CAD's take which reminds us that removing anonymity doesn't somehow magically get rid of the trolls.

http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100707

And there's real life that reminds us that even when you are faced with someone in real life, that shitty things can happen.

But so can good things, both in person and on the internet, with or without anonymity.

Lockyy · on April 14, 2012

Are you trying to imply that those 15 year olds on voice chat on xbox live won't be calling each other "faggot" in real life? Because if so you're being very naive. Even saying xbox live is anonymous is wrong really, their gamer tag is tied as their identity online.

kaybe · on April 14, 2012

And at the same time, there are places like HN, which can be as anonymous as it gets and is one of the best places in the web I know, and at least partly because of it.