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[Mike Scott]

I don't get why people don't want to use their name. It's their name

I think you need to accept that some people are happier not using their own names. Perhaps they don't want their boss (or future boss) being able to spot they have been posting during work hours, perhaps they just feel it adds a certain colour/interest to the posts. Who cares?

Is the name of a player required before you understand or appreciate the moves they make in a game of chess? Clearly not: so why do you need to know the name of the poster before you take their post seriously or not (which is is an argument some have put forward in the past)?