1. It reminds me to be civil and think before I post.
That sounds very much like "I don't kill people because I'd get caught". Why can't you be civil (whatever that means) and think just because?
That sounds very much like "I don't kill people because I'd get caught". Why can't you be civil (whatever that means) and think just because?
If you lived in a society where killing didn't tend to be punished, you'd probably kill. Because if you didn't you'd be dead. Don't underestimate people's tendency to adapt to their environments.
I get what you are saying, but I think if you look at it in the big picture, sites which require real names (and sites that otherwise reward you for gaining a positive reputation over the long term) tend not to degenerate into cesspools of ugliness. It may be partly because the non-civil go elsewhere, but I think it also is because it encourages civility from those who are there.
in fact causation could be the other way around. those who behave well are more likely to sign with their real name.
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