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Originally Posted by villagetinker
I tend to agree, NextDoor requires real names, and I do not recall any negative posts, however, NextDoor is open ONLY to registered users and not the general public. While I have never taken any statics, I agree that anonymous boards do tend to have more negative posts.
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This is why pseudonyms are important. Even on Facebook, I can change my settings so that ONLY people on my friends list can read my posts. I don't have to block "each and every person who is NOT on my friends' list."
Here, on this forum, anyone in the world with access to American fora can read it, and I have zero control over who is and is not allowed to read my posts. I can choose to "ignore" someone and not read THEIR posts - but I can't prevent them from reading mine.
Until bulletin boards provide that capability, I'll continue to be glad for pseudonyms.