>I don't get this obsession over AN's anonymity. People have all sorts of
>reasons for remaining anonymous, not least because revealing their name can
>fuck with their ability to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves and/or
>their dependents. No one says talk-to-the-hand to Bitchy, who has remained
>anonymous for a very long time under a string of pseudonyms; everyone,
>rightly, respects his/her wishes. Why is is a problem with AN? Is it
>because s/he offers a viewpoint not appreciated much around here
I'm overposted, so this will be it for me today.
Anybody can post under anything. That's their choice. Unless AN is under some kind of offline threat that makes revealing his/her name a dangerous gamble, then the mask is simply a dodge, and allows him/her to say anything and risk nothing. And besides, I don't have much to say to AN, so in the end it's all moot.
As for Bitch, she's posted under her real name many times. A supposedly long time lister would know that.
Dennis