I don't agree with what the anonymous poster here had to say--quite the contrary, actually I find it repugnant--but what is Jewcy's beef with anonymous posts more generally? I realize you are an online community in addition to a journal, but particularly as a journalistic enterprise, it seems silly to spend so much time bashing outsiders for being 'anon' rather than engaging the remarks (when they're worth engaging). Not everyone is interested in posting comments under their actual name. So what? The point is to debate honestly, no? As often as anonymous posters waste time with stupid remarks, those who do have IDs waste time fawning over each other and trying to make sure they don't step on toes, are in agreement with their friends, etc. And setting up an 'ID' online is by no means a guarantee of an authentic identity.

I stumbled on this site initially and now read it regularly since I admire a lot of the writing and am interested in the debates. I would assume many of your readers are like me. Constant 'anon' bashing really just alienates people and discourages participation from those who aren't card-carrying Jewcy members. If you want to just talk amongst yourselves, why take it to the worldwide web?