Letters to the Editor
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RIP, Anonymous
I'm glad that you've removed the ability to post anonymously, although I did make use of it a few times. Too many people were abusing it to post personal attacks.
Losing the option to anonymously post sensitive and/or personal information is a drawback, though. Perhaps there could be some kind of editorial screening for these letters? For instance, those who want to share personal information in the "Letters" section without revealing their identities could have their letters reviewed and vetted by one of the editors or columnists, then published as "name witheld" by Salon. (IIRC, the site's old "Letters to the Editor" column did this occasionally.)
As for future areas of improvement, how about threaded letters, ignore lists, and peer moderation? Being able to include video, pictures and working links in letters would be nice, too.