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Originally Posted by Billfred
Well, lemme throw an idea out.
Suppose there was an option to give rep anonymously, but at less strength. Kinda like warnings on AIM. Do you think that would make people less hesitant to speak their minds fully?
(Of course, I'd imagine that B-money and his homies could still see whodunnit, given that they are teh skills and that someone's bound to abuse it eventually, just like non-anonymous rep.)
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I very much dislike the idea of anonymous rep. I feel that one of the best parts of the reputation system, is that it holds users accountable for what comments they give. It's pretty easy to abuse a comment (or reputation, or AIM warning) system if nobody will know it was you who did it. If, on the other hand, you know that the other person will know you did it, you'll be much more likely to think about what you say, and only make comments that are appropriate and necessary. So, I think, in essence, tying reputation to your username keeps the system in check, at least a little bit. Opening reputation up to anonymous comments is just asking for trouble, in my opinion.