I don't think shared accounts violates the guidelines since no accounts are routinely created from sharing it. Having an identity to relate seems to be an ideal

I don't think shared accounts violates the guidelines since no accounts are routinely created from sharing it. Having an identity to relate seems to be an ideal preference, but not a hard requirement. Some people do routinely create new accounts anyway to avoid fingerprinting writing styles. Anyway, shared accounts are interesting because it's a hack on the signin system to allow a more anonymous posting. It reminds of Stallman's aversion to password in the early days, and repeats his login ID as his password.[0] [0] https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ch07.html https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ch07.html