That's a myth. I run online communities, and it isn't pseudonyms that make people well-behaved or not. People behave terribly on Facebook, even (especially?) w

That's a myth. I run online communities, and it isn't pseudonyms that make people well-behaved or not. People behave terribly on Facebook, even (especially?) when using real names. Go hang out in some Facebook groups on controversial topics. It's really terrible over there. I've even felt like leaving my own Facebook groups there, because the behavior can be so bad. I've seen one user who was very well behaved on my own site under a pseudonym for years, but when a discussion moved to a Facebook group, I had to block him for behavior problems. On my own sites, I encourage people to use pseudonyms and even to create extra accounts if they want to post something anonymously.