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'''Anonymity''' is a 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-wiki identity to a user's off-wiki affiliations, interests, etc. and use that information to accuse him of conflicts of interests with regard to his on-wiki contributions). It also can enable users to get a fresh start, which is sometimes good and sometimes bad, depending on whether he uses his new identity for good or bad purposes. Wikis such as [[Citizendium]] that insisted on users' verifiably using their real names typically have not done well. However, even Wikimedia [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Identification_noticeboard/header demands] that certain users, e.g. [[checkuser]], [[oversight]], [[steward]], [[ombudsman]], and [[Wikimedia Board of Trustees]], provide proof of identity.

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