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If I continuously post under a pseudonym, I may very well at some point disclose enough information that anyone who cared to sift through my posts could figure out who I am. What if, at some point, however, there's something I'd like to say that I wouldn't like to associate with my name. It might be something that should be said, but which would cause me a great deal of personal grief if I were exposed. That wouldn't be good, would it?
Again, if you at Salon have the wherewithall to reveal an anonymous poster's identity to the authorities if something truly untoward occurs, then what specific benefit does eliminating anonymous posts confer?
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