Reply #8: anonymity dulls the sense of responsibility and accountability in some people [View All]

[shireen]

it gives them the cover to say things that they'd never attach to their real names. as long as we communicate in a forum where people use nicknames, we will either have to tolerate inane posts from immature insensitive idiots, or we could ignore them, or we could leave. i don't think mods should be wasting their time censoring every stupid post; they are unpaid volunteers who use their valuable and limited time to help keep DU functional.

perhaps there is one way to keep the racists and sexists accountable: every time we encounter a sexist or racist remark, we should challenge the poster to repeat those words with his/her real name attached to it.