[h2odragon]

disqus does that

i'd say it adds an extra layer of personality politics and further excuses for discussion and bad feelings around the schoolyard level socialization. makes real discussion of subjects more difficult.

I think if i was designing a forum implementation i might go further the other way: not just votes but comments being anonymous, at least at first glance. perhaps have a link on each comment to show the user who wrote it etc.

I think that might increase the signal just a bit, the less "extra" there is around our words, the more need to craft them so they stands on they own