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'''Anonymity''' is a fundamental [[wiki]]-norm that enables free speech (by reducing the potential for real-world consequences) and discourages ad hominem attacks (by making it harder to link an on-[[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] identity to a user's off-wiki affiliations, interests, etc., and use that information to accuse them of conflicts of interests with regard to their on-wiki contributions). It can also enable [[user]]s to get a fresh start; which is sometimes good and sometimes bad, depending on whether they use their new identity for good or bad purposes. | '''Anonymity''' is a fundamental [[wiki]]-norm that enables free speech (by reducing the potential for real-world consequences) and discourages ad hominem attacks (by making it harder to link an on-[[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] identity to a user's off-wiki affiliations, interests, etc., and use that information to accuse them of conflicts of interests with regard to their on-wiki contributions). It can also enable [[user]]s to get a fresh start; which is sometimes good and sometimes bad, depending on whether they use their new identity for good or bad purposes. | ||
Wikis such as [[Citizendium]] that insisted on users' verifiability using their [[WikiIndex: | Wikis such as [[Citizendium]] that insisted on users' verifiability using their [[WikiIndex:Real names|real names]] typically have not faired well. However, even the mighty [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) [[Meta-Wiki:Identification noticeboard/header|demands]] that certain specific users provide proof of identity; these include: [[check user]], [[oversight]], [[steward]], [[ombudsman]], and [[Wikimedia Board|Wikimedia Board of Trustees]]. | ||
;''See also | ;''See also | ||