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I really don't want to be the first to comment, and being unnecessary critical... but: Quora is Quora because of the whole real name aspect. Quality answers and
by NhanH 12y ago
I really don't want to be the first to comment, and being unnecessary critical... but: Quora is Quora because of the whole real name aspect. Quality answers and everything else comes after that BECAUSE of the real name, not despite of it: readers can judge the credential of the one answering the question, and additionally, users seems to be much more hesitant in putting up crap with their name attached to it.
I guess I'm just pointing out that an "Anonymous Quora" sounds (to me) similar to a "Google without a search engine" (in the early day of Google, at least), or an "Antisocial Facebook".
- wudf 12y agoPerhaps a Quora app that hid identity but showed some kind of "reputation score" could preserve quality while allowing anonymity.
- click170 12y agoStackExchange has a network of question-answer sites that are, in my opinion at least, quite good and very useful. And they don't require real names. I don't use Quora so I can't compare, but I disagree with the idea that real names are required for quality responses and comments.
- NhanH 12y agoI didn't mean to say that real name is the only way to have good answer. There are definitely other ways of enforcing good content for your site. I'm just saying that the defining feature of Quora is the "real name" - at least that's the feeling I get from it.