Being Anonymous
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The document discusses the acceptability of anonymity in research from different perspectives. It presents quotes arguing that anonymity allows ideas to be judged solely on their content rather than on attributes of the author. It also notes that anonymity can counter vanity by treating all information equally. The document concludes that anonymity can be an acceptable and even desirable approach in research by eliminating factors like leadership, representation, and status that are associated with identifying authors.
![“Anonymity counters vanity. On a forum where
[names are required] … posts deal as much with
who you are as what you are posting. On an
anonymous forum, if you can't tell who posts what,
logic will overrule vanity. … Under a perfectly
anonymous system, you can say, “it's boring,” if it
is actually boring. All information is treated
equally; only an accurate argument will work.”
SHII, ‘SHIICHAN ANONYMOUS BBS’, (2004)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/meynsbeinganonymous-150508005802-lva1-app6892/85/Being-Anonymous-6-320.jpg)
Being Anonymous
- 1. BEING ANONYMOUS SLIDES: BIT.LY/1KNXK4C TWITTER: @CSMEYNS WEB: CSMEYNS.GITHUB.IO
- 3. IS IT EVER ACCEPTABLE, FROM A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE, TO KEEP A TEXT ANONYMOUS?
- 6. “Anonymity counters vanity. On a forum where [names are required] … posts deal as much with who you are as what you are posting. On an anonymous forum, if you can't tell who posts what, logic will overrule vanity. … Under a perfectly anonymous system, you can say, “it's boring,” if it is actually boring. All information is treated equally; only an accurate argument will work.” SHII, ‘SHIICHAN ANONYMOUS BBS’, (2004)
- 7. ANONYMOUS, QUOTED IN COLEMAN (2013:47) “The posts on 4chan have no names or any identifiable marker attached to them. The only thing you are able to judge a post by is its content and nothing else. This elimination of the persona, and by extension everything associated with it, such as leadership, representation, and status, is the primary ideal of Anonymous.”
- 10. YES, IT CAN BE ACCEPTABLE, FROM A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE, TO KEEP A TEXT ANONYMOUS. (IT CAN EVEN BE DESIRABLE!)
- 12. ANIMAL NEW YORK, ‘DIVERSIFYING THE “ANONYMOUS” GUY FAWKES MASK’ (2013)
- 14. ANIMAL NEW YORK, ‘DIVERSIFYING THE “ANONYMOUS” GUY FAWKES MASK’ (2013)