# Did you hear the latest one about "ANONYMOUS?"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324 "2012-03-30T21:17:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![cynyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324/1 "2012-03-30T21:17:57Z")

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That they are going to shut down the internet tomorrow? I forget what they’re pissed at–oh internet privacy.

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324/2 "2012-03-30T21:31:55Z")

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As this is still in GQ, I’ll answer factually: Yes, I have heard that.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324/3 "2012-03-30T21:34:12Z")

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Who’s this “they”? “Anonymous” is not a designator for any particular group of people.

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324/4 "2012-03-30T21:34:56Z")

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No I had not heard that.

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**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324/5 "2012-03-30T21:41:11Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Who’s this “they”? “Anonymous” is not a designator for any particular group of people.

It is, but the exact membership changes rapidly.

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324/6 "2012-03-30T21:42:28Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Who’s this “they”? “Anonymous” is not a designator for any particular group of people.

Uh… [yeah it is](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(group)). Have you had your head buried in the sand for the last 3 years?

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-hear-the-latest-one-about-anonymous/617324/7 "2012-03-30T21:46:42Z")

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As phrased, the OP is more suitable for IMHO than GQ. However, since I’m not sure what the actual intent is, I’m going to close this rather than move it. A new thread may be started in another forum depending on what the point of discussion is intended to be.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator