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[holly_evolving]

Why does anyone tolerate anonymous posters? If you're too much of a coward to admit who you are, could your imput have been that important? I don't use my name online, but everyone knows who I am. I used to hide, but I got over that. At this point, I use Platypus because it's fun for me.

I'd love for the people who trash me online where it's safe to walk into a Markland war camp and try it there.

You don't even have to pay to attach your name when you slam me! You can get a goddamn free account here:

https://www.livejournal.com/create.bml

Attack away! I don't care. But at least have the balls to admit it was you, you fucking coward.

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[ariestar.livejournal.com]

There is a difference between changing the names of those involved to protect the innocent and posting anonymously so that you can wreak havoc on someone with relative impunity (unless, of course, the person tracks your IP). What imaplatypus used to do was use LJ as a place to express her feelings and get them out without hurting anyone--I know people used to read the journal and try to piece together what was going on using real-life knowledge.

Anonymous posting of intentionally hurtful comments is something completely different.

Obligatory comment: Anonymous posters are LAME.

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

"I know people used to read the journal and try to piece together what was going on using real-life knowledge."

Which always made me wonder: why? If no one really cared, then why read it? But that's human nature.

I'm glad people out there do understand why I wrote the way I did, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees a difference.

For the sake of those who won't go to the bottom of this thread, but will instead assume I attacked Walter, I reiterate: Walter is not the anonymous poster, and thus I have nothing against him.

Yes, anonymous posters are lame. No, I can't do anything to stop them. And I won't tell them to shut up; they have the same rights to free speech as anyone else, as far as I'm concerned. But I will sure as hell ban them from my LJ, as well as screening all comments before they're posted. I can't protect myself while in other people's spaces, but I can rule my space as I see fit. Which is good enough for me.