Comments on: An anonymous comment ban could kill the public forum

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:25:00 +0000

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By: Mandy Jenkins

Mandy Jenkins — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:58:55 +0000

Right said. If someone's a jerk, they'll find a way to be a jerk online. They can still be a jerk under their real name, find a way around a filter or go to another site and be a jerk there. There will always be jerks on the Internets – the key will be moderating them.

And Corey Haim? Really? Wow. I thought you were going to say health care reform or something.

By: thedailydana

thedailydana — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:05:39 +0000

Totally agree with you. It's a double-edged sword, but her solution is not logical.
Even if we could verify identities, it would not solve the problem. For example, does Schultz think that girl whose dad killed himself would feel better if the nasty comments had a name attached? Sure, some people might be more likely to censor themselves, but it's naive to think that this would have protected her source. The Internet provides a quick way to articulate an intense emotion we feel while reading an article. Time usually helps those emotions fade, which is why written letters are fewer and less passionate.
Also, when someone who is anonymous is being a jerk, it's easier for me to write them off as either being an coward, or an ill-informed 13-year-old, rather than an educated peer.
The fact that Schultz uses Facebook as an example of how discourse can play out civilly when everyone has to use their real names proves she doesn't know much about Facebook. Randy recently had to end a friendship over how violently someone reacted to an innocent comment about Corey Haim. Corey. Haim. Imagine how hot-headed this person would have gotten if the topic were one that mattered, like the ones the newspaper covers.
All this solution will do is ensure that those who want to remain anonymous take their conversation (and their page clicks) to another forum.