On: Google Surrenders in the Nymnwars

[suivix]

It always seemed inconsistent to me that they would require real names on Google+ but not on YouTube.

[nostrademons → suivix]

YouTube had a pre-existing community and screen name conventions long before Google bought it.

[earl → suivix]

In defense of google -- and I fully support anonymity -- youtube comments make the btards look like friendly socially adjusted grownups.

[kanamekun → earl]

So, so true.

From xkcd: "The internet has always had loud dumb people, but I've never seen anything quite as bad as the people who comment on YouTube videos."

http://xkcd.com/202/

[slowpoke → earl]

Looking at the amount of utter retardation comparable to youtube comments which people spew on Facebook under their real names is my prime argument against the assertion that enforcing real names has any correlation to the quality of discourse.

A positive example of relative anonymity and mostly high quality discussion is this very community.

In other words: Sturgeon's law[1] holds true for any form of communication, as well.

[1]"90% of everything is shit."