# A question about socks **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 22, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431 "2021-03-22T13:16:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Scotty\_the\_Kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Scotty\_the\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotty_the_Kid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/101 "2021-05-02T08:06:41Z")
Thanks. One thing I’ve been curious about is whether anyone knows who Scotty the Kid is? ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/102 "2021-05-02T13:01:29Z")
Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott’s wayward, galaxy-hopping outlaw kid? Tripler I hear he held up space trains. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/103 "2021-05-02T13:09:36Z")
> [@Scotty\_the\_Kid](#): > > Thanks. One thing I’ve been curious about is whether anyone knows who Scotty the Kid is? - He’s _you_. Duh. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/104 "2021-05-02T15:54:54Z")
The rapper/dj? ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/105 "2021-05-02T16:46:13Z")
… who is all in QAnon stuff, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/106 "2021-05-02T18:37:01Z")
…better known for his self-promotion and support for QAnon crap then for his music. ---
**Author:** ![Scotty\_the\_Kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Scotty\_the\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotty_the_Kid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/107 "2021-05-02T19:02:34Z")
Ha! Bingo! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/108 "2021-05-06T17:12:55Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > A small vote for wishing socks were allowed in some circumstances. > > I do NOT feel anonymous with my user ID and the identifying information I have shared. > > And there are threads and subjects that are of natures that are more … private and sensitive. I’m not going to share some things in a public venue under an ID that I feel is easily associated with me in real life. So I don’t participate there so much. > > A more anonymous sock account would be give me an option for privacy that I opted out of otherwise long ago without much forethought. I could endorse a form of this. Like, establish a username such as **Confessional** , and publish the password for it. Anybody could log on as **confessional** and post personal stuff that they want to get off their chest, but _DON’T_ want tracedback to them. ISTM that such a feature could get a little dark though. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/109 "2021-05-07T17:06:36Z")
I’m sure there’s zero chance it would ever be used for trolling or other nefarious purpose. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/110 "2021-05-14T01:32:58Z")
There is an anonymous mode, it has to be explicitly enabled in the site settings by the site owners. It’s not a highly desired features by most of our customers, and it’s difficult to get it right… ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/111 "2021-05-14T20:34:20Z")
Yeah, I can understand that. I had the opposite problem to @DSeid; I wanted to post a story that might be somewhat identifying, but I wish to remain anonymous to avoid the metaphorical torches and pitchforks. Even the ancient Greeks knew that anonymity does not bring out the best in people, so it’s not surprising it causes problems. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/112 "2021-05-18T22:17:06Z")
I have a dog that eats socks. And passes them remarkably well. He is available to help the board, if desired. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431/113 "2021-05-19T17:31:56Z")
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