thoughts on anonymity

[fer_de_lance]

Someone just created a kinkmeme for a small fandom I've long been a fan of, though never written in

Comments

[ishtar79]

I don't think it's odd that this irks you-like you said, the option of anonymity is one thing, but imposing at as a rule is just...random.

[iibnf]

If you're not brave enough to stand by what you post/write/say, don't fucking say it. Anon is for cowards.

[fer_de_lance]

Ironically, it's being presented as an attempt to avoid shaming and BNF-wankery.

[minutia_r]

I don't know about your reasons, but I'm less likely to participate in anonymous fic communities because a) if I read something I like, how am I supposed to go and read everything else the author's written? And b) if someone likes something I write, how are they supposed to go and read everything else I've written?

I suppose I'm just an attention whore. And I like context. Without context, how can you have a community?

[fer_de_lance]

I admit: the former is definitely a factor for me, too! Not to mention the more basic, "how am I/they supposed to go and friend them/me so we can babble excitedly about the thing we have discovered we have in common?"

I like context, and I like meeting fanish people, and I especially like taking the credit for what I've done. :D

[claudine]

Mandatory for fic-writing is... yeah. Maybe if they edited the rule to allow a name-reveal after a WIP is complete/reposted?