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Online anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user names 
'What matters, it seems, is not so much whether you are commenting anonymously, but whether you are invested in your persona and accountable for its behaviour in that particular forum. There seems to be value in enabling people to speak on forums without their comments being connected, via their real names, to other contexts.
...calls to end anonymity online by forcing pe…

Online anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user names 
A higher quality discussion emerged among commenters allowed to use personas instead of their real names.

Mitigating Barriers to Public Social Interaction with Meronymous Communication
Nouran Soliman, Hyeonsu B Kang, Matthew Latzke, Jonathan Bragg, Joseph Chee Chang, Amy X. Zhang, David R Karger
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.17847

Mitigating Barriers to Public Social Interaction with Meronymous Communication
In communities with social hierarchies, fear of judgment can discourage communication. While anonymity may alleviate some social pressure, fully anonymous spaces enable toxic behavior and hide the social context that motivates people to participate and helps them tailor their communication. We explore a design space of meronymous communication, where people can reveal carefully chosen aspects of their identity and also leverage trusted endorsers to gain credibility. We implemented these ideas i…