Pretending someone is not anonymous while they are anonymous is deceptive. It would be like a journalist making up names for sources without disclosing that the

Pretending someone is not anonymous while they are anonymous is deceptive. It would be like a journalist making up names for sources without disclosing that they're made up. That sounds like I'd file it under "evil," not good. The anonymous person isn't helped by the illusion of being a fake person.