Do you agree with the below quotes from News Sites Rethink Anonymous Online Comments (Richard Perez-Pena. NY Times. 4/11/2010)?
“Anonymity is just the way things are done. It’s an accepted part of the Internet, but there’s no question that people hide behind anonymity to make vile or controversial comments,†said Arianna Huffington, a founder of The Huffington Post. “I feel that this is almost like an education process. As the rules of the road are changing and the Internet is growing up, the trend is away from anonymity.â€Â … “There is a younger generation that doesn’t feel the same need for privacy,†Ms. Huffington said. “Many people, when you give them other choices, they choose not to be anonymous.†— News Sites Rethink Anonymous Online Comments (Richard Perez-Pena. NY Times. 4/12/2010)
Two more questions: Any thoughts regarding what is a helpful on-line presence for a member of the campus/university culture? Does it vary with position/responsibility/life stage, e.g., undergraduate student, graduate student, staff, pre-tenure faculty, tenure faculty, administrator, counselor, campus minister?