The irrelevance of anonymity in discussion

[_Mercury]

Those who are critical of anonymity are forgetting the most important fact about it. Wether anonymous or not, the arguments still stand. If one attacks another for merely being anonymous they are using it as a straw man to draw attention away from the fact that the attacker has nothing to say.

[_Jersey Girl]

Exactly so, Mercury.

[_asbestosman]

I think you're on the right track. Merc, but I think Crocket's position is that criticizing people (as opposed to arguments) anonymously is bad. But when called on it, he admits that it wouldn't be any better to libel someone under your own name.

I think that even that argument of Crocket's misses the point. When I criticize online, I try to criticize arguments, not people. Can't say I'm always successful. Anyhow, it seems to me that criticizing an argument is not in any way libel. Criticizing an argument should also be independent of who is making that criticism--save for cases where the subject matter requires an expert to really make sense of it. I wouldn't be much for criticizing an article on nuclear physics for example although I may still be able to point out some basic errors.

[_The Nehor]

Those who are critical of anonymity are forgetting the most important fact about it. Wether anonymous or not, the arguments still stand. If one attacks another for merely being anonymous they are using it as a straw man to draw attention away from the fact that the attacker has nothing to say.

Considering how often you personally insult people completely independent of any arguments they make, I will now bust out laughing.

[_Mercury]

Those who are critical of anonymity are forgetting the most important fact about it. Wether anonymous or not, the arguments still stand. If one attacks another for merely being anonymous they are using it as a straw man to draw attention away from the fact that the attacker has nothing to say.

Considering how often you personally insult people completely independent of any arguments they make, I will now bust out laughing.

Don't you have a sock hop thrown by the singles ward relief society to go to?

[_Zoidberg]

Those who are critical of anonymity are forgetting the most important fact about it. Wether anonymous or not, the arguments still stand. If one attacks another for merely being anonymous they are using it as a straw man to draw attention away from the fact that the attacker has nothing to say.

Considering how often you personally insult people completely independent of any arguments they make, I will now bust out laughing.

Don't you have a sock hop thrown by the singles ward relief society to go to?

Sock hops are so cool. I think that's the highest level of undress allowed at stake dances. All those sexy feet with nothing but thin sock fabric covering them. The memories make me all hot and bothered...not!

[_The Nehor]

Those who are critical of anonymity are forgetting the most important fact about it. Wether anonymous or not, the arguments still stand. If one attacks another for merely being anonymous they are using it as a straw man to draw attention away from the fact that the attacker has nothing to say.

Considering how often you personally insult people completely independent of any arguments they make, I will now bust out laughing.

Don't you have a sock hop thrown by the singles ward relief society to go to?

How did I know your next post would provide further evidence of my statement. Gift of Prophecy?

[_asbestosman]

How did I know your next post would provide further evidence of my statement. Gift of Prophecy?

Heavens no. Fortune tellers only charge Merc half-price for a reason. ;)

[_gramps]

Those who are critical of anonymity are forgetting the most important fact about it. Wether anonymous or not, the arguments still stand. If one attacks another for merely being anonymous they are using it as a straw man to draw attention away from the fact that the attacker has nothing to say.

Considering how often you personally insult people completely independent of any arguments they make, I will now bust out laughing.

Don't you have a sock hop thrown by the singles ward relief society to go to?

Sock hops are so cool. I think that's the highest level of undress allowed at stake dances. All those sexy feet with nothing but thin sock fabric covering them. The memories make me all hot and bothered...not!

And then to get even more hot and bothered, we can imagine the nehor there in his one-piece jammies.

If that doesn't get you going, what else could?

[_karl61]

I don't know how you could even prove libel : the defendant could get all the church documents in discovery and show them to a jury and and explain why they wrote what they did. The church does not want the early church on trial as it wouldn't be good in the long run.