@igel because imageboards don't attach identity to posts while fedi does

@matrix an anime face and a randomly generated username can be identity

but are they really

@igel Yes, even if you can't connect it to an IRL one

@matrix you could prob make pleroma delete users every 24 hours, not allow custom usernames, and maybe some other stuff that would make the users anonymous

@igel That could work

@igel @matrix

Would probably be easier to make a single "anonymous" user and pipe things into that user from a different front end.

@igel @matrix There's a distinct matrix and a distinct igel in my head. You both are easily recognisable bundle of traits, hobbies and fetishes that often interlock and appear in posts together. Even if you two (especially you two) resurfaced under different avatars and names - or even without avatars and names - I'd still recognize you since this sector of the fediverse isn't that big.

An imageboard I frequent has a stable core of the same ~10 people that can often be easily identified by typing style, opinions, images they attach etc. This is vastly more difficult on a board with 10,000 users. I think all comes down to scale.

@grips @matrix I like you too

@igel @matrix u-uguu~

@igel @matrix It's basically tripfagging. And you could argue reddit is the same thing

@cirno @matrix well we have anon posting now so all is well

@igel @matrix it's not viable as long as there's a signature - username. It's why I wrote a character sheet and design document for roka early on

@roka @igel @matrix well we actually solved this, or well, pete and moonman did

@bonzibuddy @igel @matrix ye, saw it. Looks cumbersome to use if you have to fill the sage subject field every time

@roka @bonzibuddy @matrix you could probably automate that part. Either way, this is pretty cool

@matrix @igel just make an anon account and put login info somewhere

@matrix @igel i think /tech/ actually did that on some instance