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Making Light (http://www.nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/ http://www.nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/) is both civil and open to the non-paying public, and has no registration requirement. So it's possible to do it. In this case, they moderate, and they attract more literate people to start with. Certainly no "flame war" there has gone any further than you might have over drinks with your friends if you'd had a bad day. Anonymous posting is very important to me - I don't ever actually use it, but I like to know I could. I really don't like the idea of having to present photo ID to express an opinion.