Anonymous comments

The partners of the ShorelineAreaNews had a discussion about the anonymous comments on the articles. Our news partner, MyEdmondsNews, recently changed their policy and now only accepts signed comments.

We decided that we really do not have a problem with anonymous comments.

However, when there is a hot topic with a lot of comments, it can get very confusing, especially when people are trying to respond to each other.

So we are asking that those who wish to be anonymous take a moment and pick a name or nickname for their comments. Here's how you do it:

Underneath the comment box, there is a drop down list called "Comment As". The default says "Anonymous". If you click the down arrow, at the bottom it says Name/URL. If you select that, it will bring up a box where you can type in a name or nickname.

People have been quite creative in the past, addressing each other as Anonymous 5:35 for the time the comment was posted, but even that method falls apart with multiple comments.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation. We do want to hear what you have to say.

Diane Hettrick (DKH)

Editor@ShorelineAreaNews.com