I'll stick by what I've said for a long time here. Anyone unwilling to at least adopt even a bullshit ID here of some sort points to weakness in their own convictions. And as for retribution for lack of anonymity .... gimme a fuckin break.

Reprisals here are nonexistant and if your fear is retribution for posts contrary to work necessitated positions it's easy enough to drum up some totally BS handle that cannot be tied to oneself specifically so that BS can fly out the window with the bath water too

I think cowardice and a desire to achieve a total lack of accountability (or plausible deniability) for ones thoughts or ideas is the main reason people want to remain anonymous here.

I have always gone by my name, here as well as most other places on the net, and my real world email addy never leaves any doubt about who you're contacting when you key it in.

To me, anyone who chooses to hide in total anonymity in an already anonymous medium like the net is exhibiting a massive case of paranoia