"I think the issue of anonymity is a totally different one from the issue of identity. Spammers and trolls make anonymity and aliases annoying. But I agree that one ought to be able to discard some of the comments of one's past without penalty. It isn't true, however; look at the problems political candidates are having. The internet isn't the only source, because video captures what the candidates have said and reveals their changes. Those changes are alternatively known as flipflops or evolutions or lies. Those are all loaded terms. They're probably just changes of opinion." - Francine Hardaway