“Books of quotations are cluttered with sayings attributed to Anon, and these scraps of truth and wisdom have earned Anon universal recognition and immortality” says this essay which celebrates the prolific author.
Problem is the essay was written before the WWW and blogging. Anon has increasingly become nasty and jealous and bitter as this post on Dreamforce vividly shows.
Anon has never been welcome on my blogs – not in the comments, certainly not as a guest columnist. Not unless he sends me a private message he is stuck in Iran or another place where it would be unsafe to reveal his identity.
I leave snarky comments back on Anon posts like I did on one above “Hey writer, I don’t blame you for wanting to be anonymous. If I pissed off N. Korea leaders I would also hide”
and I call out PR folks who encourage Anon when he is mean to a competitor. They naively forget Anon can turn on them in a heartbeat.
