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this doesn't make sense. the loss of privacy isn't worth a potential gain in the quality of discussion. look at any public group or announcement on facebook: lack of anonymity does not prevent people from being ignorant jackasses

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I just think people would be a lot more thoughtful if they had to own up to what they said.

It is also possible that a lot of people would hesitate to say what should be said for the very same reason

Sure, but facebook is a very different model. Even if you'd like to be friends with people from your past you can ignore their future activity in a click or two.

When the quality of discussion tends to be so low, you don't risk much by trying to mix things up.

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