Quote:
Originally Posted by Catlady
Since this thread has been split off, I no longer feel I need to restrain myself from additional comment.
Why are we using avatars to mask our identities in the first place if not to maintain at least an illusion of privacy? Certainly in a book-related forum we are for the most part exchanging only the most innocuous of opinions, why are we hiding behind avatars?
|
There's a perfectly valid reason to want to know what people's favourite books are. I'm sure that all the regulars in the "Reading Recommendations" forum have come to know whose tastes in reading agree with their own. I know, for example, that if pdurrant enjoys a mystery story then it's very likely that I'm going to enjoy it to, because he and I share the same tastes in mystery books. Speaking personally, therefore, I'd like to know who recommends which book, so that I can judge which recommended books I'm likely to enjoy myself.
Given that the whole
purpose of the reading recs forum is to share our reading recommendations with fellow MR members, it seems a little peculiar to wish for anonymity in making those recommendations.
Just my personal opinion, of course.