Truth be told, there is some difference of opinion here at Dr.G on anonymous posts. The Grain seems to be swayed toward allowing anonymous posts, mainly for some of the reasons pointed out in some of your comments. The Soup would like to ban all posts from anyone whom we don't either personally recognize or can't get any information on. That's why we have this half baked policy.
This blog was established by Dr.G in order to present clear and reasoned positions on the issues of the day as well as mutual entertainment for the reading public and the writer. I was asked to join the creative staff to lighten the load on Dr.G who is busy composing for other blogs and rants. While this blog was never envisioned as a social networking site on the order of Facebook or linkedin, neither was its purpose as a public convenience, open to opportunistic barbs by unknown ill-wishers who hide behind their anonymity and then disappear.
The advantage to requiring some sort of identity by which a commenter becomes an individual (by using the same name all the time) is to establish a more meaningful and serious dialog among the participants.
We feel that our comment policy is the best way to establish a community that cries together in distress and laughs together in happiness.
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I'm confused, I can't be anonymous, but you can hide behind SoupEater and Grain? What's good for the goose should be good for the gander
Stuart, the point is, you know who we are, as we know wo you are, and that leads to the sense of community and continuity here at the good Doctor. Actual names are not as important as the same names.
We are not such sticklers (although Soupy would like us to be) that you can't constantly switch your name, just pick one, at least.
However, the experience is enhanced for everyone when people stay in character, since the voices associated with the names stay the same.
As far as Geese, that is a WHOOOLE other post, and it is coming soon.
since you have to approve all comments to the blog you can really just choose not to allow the comments that are nasty or wishing ill and leave in the other ones that have something of interest to say even if you may not know who said it.
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