Don't You think this will solve many of the abusive behaviours in our community?

For any community to work, the social aspect is maybe the most important aspect. Part of the social aspect, is social control. It is this social control that prevents people who want to be part of the community, from behaving in a way the community is not favouring.

Sure, there will always be members of a community who do not care about what others think and say. Sure, these people may still decide to stay within the community. But, in the longer run, a community member who misbehaves in the eyes of the community at large, will not find a happy life and most likely will move on to something else, another community maybe. But that aside...

Being anonymous, nobody is able to link a users account to some real digital or even real life identity. Therefore we are free to do whatever we want. Nothing can backfire on us in real life.

What if we all would give up our anonymity?

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When we are 'forced' to announce who we are, through eg links to our profiles in other social media, more linked to our real lives, like Facebook, Twitter, Linked and the likes, we establish a form of social control.

When we misbehave in certain ways, we may not be able to get the job we want; People around us in real life, may start asking questions; We may be thrown out of our real life communities; Our family and friends may start to dislike us. Most of us will not want to experience any of this. When things get real, when someone can look us in the eye, we will think twice to run something or someone over.

A side effect of giving up anonymity, is another hugely important aspect in life

RESPECT

How cool would it be when most of us will have respect for others, for the community, for what we try to create here.

NJOY