4chan is anonymous. Last I checked, it wasn't a horrible failure, and in some ways actually works better, since there's no "karma whoring"[1]. The Japanese equ

4chan is anonymous. Last I checked, it wasn't a horrible failure, and in some ways actually works better, since there's no "karma whoring"[1]. The Japanese equivalent of Reddit (2channel) is enormously successful, possibly even more so than reddit, and it's anonymous. [1]: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/karma-whore http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/karma-whore