Anonymity at tsr

So I've been noticing a lot of the tsr ppl r just exposing others who post anonymously. I think they r anonymous for a reason and u shouldn't b exposing them.

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Reply 1

chocolate_fan

Where has this been happening?
Not to say that it hasn't been occurring, just exposing anon users is not something I've seen.

What I have seen however, is people misusing anonymous posting clearly troll posts, and also occasionally anon users replying to their own posts, pretending to be someone else.
Both of these are often met with incredulity by the users.
However, exposing as such I have not seen.

What do you mean by exposing?

Reply 2

flaurie

Volunteer Team

Original post by Zoha Q

So I've been noticing a lot of the tsr ppl r just exposing others who post anonymously. I think they r anonymous for a reason and u shouldn't b exposing them.

Some of the threads are just about insignificant things though, where there’s nothing to be gained from being anonymous

Reply 3

username5385802

Original post by chocolate_fan

I mean they reveal their actual usernames

Reply 4

username5385802

Original post by laurawatt

Some of the threads are just about insignificant things though, where there’s nothing to be gained from being anonymous

Yhh true

Reply 5

DrawTheLine

Original post by Zoha Q

So I've been noticing a lot of the tsr ppl r just exposing others who post anonymously. I think they r anonymous for a reason and u shouldn't b exposing them.

Exposing who is under anon is against TSR rules, so if you see this happening then please report the post and the moderation team will take the necessary action.

Reply 6

username5385802

Original post by DrawTheLine

Exposing who is under anon is against TSR rules, so if you see this happening then please report the post and the moderation team will take the necessary action.

Okayyy

Reply 7

username5385802

Original post by 999tigger

Oooh yes you with your 3 posts. Troll on.

Wdym??

Reply 8

999tigger

Original post by Zoha Q

Wdym??

I dont believe I have seen anyone who exposes real names, so care to point us to where this has been? If you see something against the rules then feel free to report it, just as if anyone sees you breaching the rules, then you will get flagged as well.

Reply 9

username5385802

Original post by 999tigger

Okay i will report them thanks

Reply 10

ANM775

Original post by Zoha Q

So I've been noticing a lot of the tsr ppl r just exposing others who post anonymously. I think they r anonymous for a reason and u shouldn't b exposing them.

I get the feeling you're talking about me... :tongue:

Reply 11

username5385802

Original post by ANM775

I get the feeling you're talking about me... :tongue:

Oh no not u i promise!
It was one of the helper type ppl. Idk what theyre called.

Reply 12

5hyl33n

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by Zoha Q

Oh no not u i promise!
It was one of the helper type ppl. Idk what theyre called.

One of the forum helpers?

Reply 13

username5385802

Original post by 5hyl33n

One of the forum helpers?

Yehh

Reply 14

04MR17

Volunteer Section Leader

Original post by Zoha Q

Oh no not u i promise!
It was one of the helper type ppl. Idk what theyre called.

That's interesting because Forum Helpers are not able to identify users behind the anonymous function. So they aren't able to tell who is using anonymous on any particular thread. :smile:

As DrawTheLine said above, report any examples you see and they will be dealt with appropriately. :yep:

Reply 15

username5385802

Original post by 04MR17

That's interesting because Forum Helpers are not able to identify users behind the anonymous function. So they aren't able to tell who is using anonymous on any particular thread. :smile:

As DrawTheLine said above, report any examples you see and they will be dealt with appropriately. :yep:

Ohhh. Okayyyy!!!

Reply 16

username5252878

Original post by username5385802

So I've been noticing a lot of the tsr ppl r just exposing others who post anonymously. I think they r anonymous for a reason and u shouldn't b exposing them.

There was an anon thread made a couple of days ago and the anon user PMd me thinking I wouldn’t know who they were.

So some anon users bring it upon themselves.

Reply 17

Oxford Mum

I can understand why people want to use anon for relationship problems/problems that may cause them embarassment.

However nine times out of ten, (or even ten times out of ten), comments made by anon towards me are upsetting. I do try and report these comments.

Reply 18

EierVonSatan

I've not seen anyone ''outing'' an anon user for sometime. A long time ago, users were de-anon'd for breaking the rules :devil:

Abuse of the anon function has generally reached epidemic proportions. It hasn't helped that the site staff have blurred the lines by allowing anon posting in the universities section. I've placed the anon account onto my ignore list to help my sanity :yep:

For the benefit of others - would it be possible to add a short clarification to the "post anonymously" check box? Something like 'post anonymously [only to be used for sensitive content]'? That's a very small change that might get newer users to think before using it - there are a lot of general questions that get asked through anon, as well as rule breaking content.