How about links?
MetaFilter, Jon at Google+
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In short, you can't use a pseudonym or make any attempt to be anonymous or your account can be banned. The reasons are obvious - 1) Anonymous posts lead people to post like assholes, as it becomes cathartic venting rather than honest opinion, 2) trolling goes away if your friends, family, and coworkers will read it and know it was you, and 3) connecting with people on a social platform works better if you see them as real people with real lives and real interests/expertise.
Okay. Well. Ummmm. That's fine and all, but it's not how the Internet has worked since the early 70s. I've met many many bloggers and fellow forum posters, in real let-me-buy-you-a-beer life, where I have no idea what their real name is.
Okay. I like that. Especially being able to grab photos from my Picasa web albums.
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