# Speaking anonymously **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 11, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278 "2020-01-11T17:18:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/1 "2020-01-11T17:18:57Z")
There is not a day that goes by that I don’t wish I could speak where there is no connection to my identity. I feel like it would open up a side of me that has always stayed in hiding. I can’t help but wonder how this might evolve or where it might lead if I had access to a good social platform that was totally anonymous. Some things are so personal that I can’t imagine sharing them with even with my closest relationships. I envy those people who have relationships like that, I often wonder if they are more common than I think or if they are rare. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/2 "2020-01-11T17:39:35Z")
Start posting to another message board with a username that has no connection to your real life whatsoever. Different name, no/different location etc. A huge place like reddit and even some accidental inconsistencies won’t be notice. Or a place like imgur where all your comments have to be 140 characters or less makes it difficult to get overly personal while still allowing you to say quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/3 "2020-01-11T17:40:53Z")
I don’t understand. What’s stopping you from posting in forums anonymously? For that matter, in what sense are you not anonymous here? Is your real name “HoneyBadgerDC”? ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/4 "2020-01-11T17:55:02Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > I don’t understand. What’s stopping you from posting in forums anonymously? For that matter, in what sense are you not anonymous here? Is your real name “HoneyBadgerDC”? I like HoneyBadgerDC to be thought of a certain way to some extent. If I were often discussing my innermost thoughts I wouldn’t like the new identity that would go with that. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/5 "2020-01-11T17:57:25Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Start posting to another message board with a username that has no connection to your real life whatsoever. Different name, no/different location etc. > A huge place like reddit and even some accidental inconsistencies won’t be notice. Or a place like imgur where all your comments have to be 140 characters or less makes it difficult to get overly personal while still allowing you to say quite a bit. That was good advice, this is the only discussion board I belong to. Making a new start somewhere else could have it’s advantages. For some reason I really like the posters we have here but I could very well feel the same way in other boards. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/6 "2020-01-11T17:58:20Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I like HoneyBadgerDC to be thought of a certain way to some extent. If I were often discussing my innermost thoughts I wouldn’t like the new identity that would go with that. Do you secretly hate honey badgers? You can tell us. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/7 "2020-01-11T20:40:34Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > For some reason I really like the posters we have here but I could very well feel the same way in other boards. And here I was assuming you didn’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/8 "2020-01-11T22:18:31Z")
Nm ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-anonymously/846278/9 "2020-01-11T22:19:40Z")
Coming from me the Queen of TMI, it doesnt really hurt to overshare. What’s anyone gonna do with my info. Unless you know sensitive state sekkrits or are in a WPP let it all out. I won’t tell.😃