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by mappu 3541 days ago
> I have no real account. I always make a new one every few posts partly for privacy reasons

This is the logical next step after random site-specific passwords. The login/logout workflow does make this inconvenient though. Browser extension idea?

Chan boards use thread-specific IDs or thread-specific tripcode salts to achieve much the same thing - privacy by default, but identifiers when it helps you follow a conversation.