On: Adria Richards: ‘I’m staying safe’

[BudVVeezer]

I am reminded of Penny Arcade, oddly enough.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19

[sp332 → BudVVeezer]

This isn't about anonymity. The people involved (Adria, Hank, the companies that fired them) talked to each other face-to-face.

[misnome → sp332]

Yes, but the rest of the internet is in anonymity. Which reaction has been blown all out of proportion.

[sp332 → misnome]

There is a lot of vitriol on pages with identities both pseudonymous, e.g. disqus, and real... did you see the conversation on Facebook? People use their real names and identities to be "dickwads".