"All too often on the Internet, in the vast – vast – majority of cases in fact, the cloak of anonymity is used for nothing more than allowing a commenter to hurl abuse at a writer, or to defame a rival in the most vicious and offensive way without having to admit to any biases and special interests. Look at the comments posted below the work of any young female journalist and you’ll see swarms of adolescent commenters hurling highly sexual insults from the safety of their parents’ basement. And heaven help the writer who dares to express a political or religious viewpoint."
