[aaronbrethorst]

> This may be true but it inevitably makes you dishonest. There are things that you believe or feel about certain things that you will never post. These omissions equate to a lack of honesty (you are not voicing your full opinions)

Disagree. I wouldn't post them anyway given that I assume a sufficiently dedicated person could link them back to me one way or another...And we're always dishonest somehow or another. Only a person dishonest to themselves would ever claim they're entirely honest online.

> This simply is not true. What forum or internet based messaging means today does not have email, twitter, Facebook ETC. where anyone who just read your info can contact you?

Hacker News.

[icebraining]

Hacker News does have an info text area where you can put an email address / Twitter handler / etc.

[goggles99]

My point is that the ability exists to set contact info (as you have on Hacker News). This can include your real name or not. The contact info can include identifiable info or be some anonymous email account. The choice is left up to you.