Here at Pigs Don’t Fly I’m a fan of the anonymous commenter. I mean, I’ve received everything from abuse to death threats, and just last week in a very witty comment I was called a “homo”. Yet I still allow anonymous commenting.

I do it because complete anonymity is a rare thing and it’s one of the interesting unique features of the interwebs. Of course this has it’s problems, but let’s not forget the anonymous produce some of the most creative stuff on the internet (and not to mention LOLcats). They also do some pretty impressive stuff offline.

Sure, some anonymous comments are shit. But you have to take them for what they are. By allowing people to comment anonymously, they’re more likely to do so and more likely to express an honest point of view. Sometimes this comes at the cost of your ego or confidence, but they’re certainly not going anywhere.

(In before anyone, yes I’m expecting a lot of “homo” comments on this post.)