Ease of Use - aka - Limiting Paperless Paperwork on BTDH

After my last post about blogging anonymously, I have finally figured out how to allow people to comment on this site without all of the rigmarole (or if you prefer rigamarole) of signing in, etc.  Please keep in mine the fact that credibility is established with transparency, and I encourage you to be the "real you" on this site.  My clear effort is to honor our different perspectives and even revel in the divergence of our opinions.  If you have all of the same opinions as I do, for example, boy do I feel sorry for you.  I also would encourage you to follow this site by adding yourself as a follower...it's over there-->

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Keeping Us Honest

Recently I was reading an exchange on Dangerously Irrelevant that placed the author in a position of defending his position on a posting vs. a reader's interpretation.  This is nothing new, but what tweaked my thought process was the concept that so many of the bloggers are truly anonymous.  In my responses, I use only my first name "Marshall" to reply to posts.  To most people this means little.  To those I personally know it may mean more (possibly it means less).  To be honest, my first few comments I made were done under a false name, and I felt free to say anything I wanted without ever having to back it up - or I didn't have to really back it up.  I know several people that do this or have done this as well.  In addition to blogs, how about the comments that come after the on-line articles in the news.  People have made comments there I sincerely can't imagine would be made if the source was known.  On the other hand, those that may not have large audiences but still speak with credibility continue to impress me (Dave Keane, for one).  With an ability to be anonymous and therefore to be unaccountable, do we get more honest feedback, or do we encourage those that can simply unload their thoughts?

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