Allow anonymous comments on AotW?

Yes
46% (46 votes)
No
54% (55 votes)
Total votes: 101


Comments

why not .. !!

Because it's too easy to kill an ad when you are anonymous.
It's true that even with a pseudonym you are a little anonymous, but you can be tracked. With the time, people know you, and can interpret correctly what you are saying.

chayie's picture

There are more reasons. Anonymous comments may turn obscene and it'd degrade our poor site and its credibility may be lost. Ivan, please, don't allow, please.

Olafski001's picture

me no like it either
if you want to give your opinion, you should have the balls to put your name under it

- Here I should have written something smarter -

The trolls would have a field day.

ivan's picture

Thanks for all the comments. I just want to serve your wish, I don't have a personal preference. It's more work for me if there are anonymous comments because the spammers can get through easier and I have to weed them all out, but I can deal with that.

I also wouldn't mind a 24 to 48 hour waiting period before newbies can post comments. That would slow down all that fake high praise and voting for your own agencies ads.

Olafski001's picture

actually i'm wondering... do you have to be registered to vote on this poll?

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ivan's picture

No you don't, but IP addresses are recorded.

So let me get this straight...
...You're letting anonymous posters, vote on whether anonymous posters, should be alllowed to leave comments? Isn't that a bit like letting the fox watch the hen house?

Olafski001's picture

which was exactly my point...
btw ivan i have an idea: anonymous posts are allowed in the exhibition section but not on the front page section.

- Here I should have written something smarter -

ivan's picture

If I were not to allow anonymous posters to vote, it would not be fair. You can't decide on an issue with only one party voting for it. But either way, it seems we have a decision. We only need 12 more votes and even if all of them were "yes", "no" would win.

i voted yes b4 but after readin some of the comments above, i take it back...

Very interirting

ivan's picture

Based on the poll. Anonymous users will not be allowed to post comments. But nothing is lost, registering is easy and only takes 2 minutes. And, it will give you more options than just commenting. Try it out!

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