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Some of the most interesting, candid and thought provoking posts and comments are from anonymous users. I can easily see why the OP wants to remain anonymous, a

• vijayr 13y ago
  woah - that post is worth reading. Thank you for linking to it.
• MetaCosm 13y ago
  But he isn't -- he pointed out an insanely racist real world thing -- he identified himself in real life already to any of his co-workers who read this (being called Carbomb is obviously not normal workplace behavior, in meetings... WTF... terror cell... seriously?). The only people he "hid" his identity from are other HN users from seeing his HN history. It makes his claim to me suspicious.
  • gknoy 13y ago
    I suspect that it's more likely that the claim is true, and he was foolish in insufficiently redacting information (in order to better convey the degree of insult).
• pasbesoin 13y ago
  I want to second your opinion/description as to the value of anonymous posts. (Interestingly, yet another "convention" on HN established in a de facto fashion using the existing account mechanism.) However, I can also understand a polite invitation to follow-up privately, which is what I think mjfern was offering. No expectation that it will be accepted. From my experience, some people want to be anonymous against public discovery and connection to their identity but are not worried or adverse to private communication. (While others do want to remain wholly anonymous, to the extent HN offers such.)