There's a lot of snark, but I also find I get a level of honesty when wading through certain issues that I wouldn't get elsewhere. I learn a lot about what's going on in certain places and I feel much better making my own contributions if I know that some weirdo isn't sitting around, clicking on my username and trying to "out" me for some supposed transgression or another.

Anonymous wrote:Usernames would make traffic plummet. Less traffic = less ad revenue. You know this is Jeffs business right? Why would he want less traffic?

+1 There was one forum for a while that was registered posters only and no one posted there.