Is anyone else turned off when there is a series of related "Anonymous" questions here?

Yes, I tend to avoid them like the plague. Very few are worthy of expending thoughtful energy on anyway, and we seldom see "anonymous" respond or show gratitude.

In the "good old days" (and I know most of you are probably bored with my pronouncements on that subject) there was no "anonymous" option, indeed the rules required (and actually still do require) that you use your real name.

Of course, people were able to use nicknames as well, and undoubtedly some (many?) invented new personas to avoid identification.

I agree on the general point though - if you think your question is worth asking, and worthy of the efforts of others to answer it, then you really ought to be prepared to hang it on your own moniker.

Yep. There are times that I can agree with asking anonymous questions but we've had a flood of them lately.

I havent been here that long, but I think if someone is expecting good feedback, they should present at least a small measure of commitment to their question.

Anonymous folks are very funny when they post their question and then answer with their usernames.

Real names. Not for me.

I tend to judge by the content, if it's an embarrassing question (health or sex related) then I'll answer it because people may want to hide behind those, however, if it is rude or makes no sense then I'll avoid it.

I wish people wouldn't ask anonymously because I think if you got a question just ask it! I have had wonderful answers to questions I wondered if I should have asked anonymously but was glad I didn't. I feel the answers were very sincere. 😊

Unfortunately, a lot of us were raised by parents who used inappropriate shame to control our behavior.

That tends to make it difficult for those of us who have not overcome that intense feeling that has inappropriately attached itself to some of our most personal behaviors and which makes us very uncomfortable to admitting to them so that we may ask for advice.

So, I usually take all questions posted here at face value; and if the question itself provides sufficient information and I can contribute something useful, I do so.

But I do prefer a "name," even if it is not a real one.