Hipkiss See to me, anonymity on something like reporting someone else -- or posting a poll -- is just for cowards with something to hide -- those doing something hinky, sleazy, or outright scummy.

There's a reason I would never allow anonymous/guest posting on a forums. EVER

That said poll even came to exist speaks VOLUMES about the people who get their knickers in a twist over "how" things are said. It's NEVER "how it's said" that's just a lame excuse to cover up for it being PRECISELY what's being said as the problem.

What's being said more often than not exposing fallacies, lies, disinformation, and just plain bunko -- and the gullibility of those who yum it up like a bargain basement version of the People's Temple.

Jason Knight I agree, the poll was definitely not a good idea.

I think never allowing anon posts is a bad idea though. Consider every other case than complaining about someone/something. It can be used to protect ones self from back lash (in whatever form that may take). I also see benefit when considering the person asking the question. Given these anon cases it can remove preconceived ideas about the person asking the question, and can thus reduce bias. And I'm sure there are other cases where it is beneficial to have anon questions.

'how' things are said is important. It's the difference between someone truly understanding something and not really getting it. I have cultivated the following hypothesis:
In your specific approach to answering most questions (potentially aggressive), this can put off a lot of users who are either new or whom are new to the field they are asking about. On the other end of this, as ones confidence (as a bi-product of experience and understanding) grows in a specific subject matter then 'how' things are said matters less and the real meat of what is being said can be discussed.

Hipkiss

It can be used to protect ones self from back lash (in whatever form that may take).

I think that's where I differ from most from others. I could give a flying purple fish about "backlash". I have some VERY unpopular opinions and have spent my LIFE being told not to even say them as it might "upset" people. Oh noes, not that, upsetting people with what I see as truth. I've been getting that malarkey since I was seven and dared to compare "the Almighty" to Santa and the Easter Bunny on the reality scale.

The platitudes and pleasantries that's shoved down everyone's gullet from "political correctness" on the left to "civility" on the right (same herp, different derp) are nothing more than attempts to control the narrative. Something the masses are duped into because it's all warm and fuzzy, and promoted most by those with an agenda to exploit those same masses to their own ends.

To that end there are some viewpoints, practices, and methodologies that no matter how popular they are, they are unworthy of respect and need to be shot down at every opportunity. But no, if it's a media darling it's off limits and you can't even be ALLOWED to say anything negative about it. The end result comes off more as something I'd expect from Kyle's mom:

Violence and death are fine so long as nobody uses any naughty words!

Firefox 2.x and 3.x didn't "leak memory", that's a feature! Bootcrap doesn't "piss all over the markup with presentational classes and a lack of leveraging semantics undoing twenty years of progress reverting to HTML 3.2 style practices" instead it gives greater control in the markup over appearance. React doesn't "encourage bad practices and move stuff into scripting that has no business being there telling large swaths of users to go plow themselves" it allows for the creation of more dynamic interfaces.

The whole mess ending up akin to Carlin's rant about "soft language" and euphemisms:

I'm waiting for a rape victim to be referred to as an unwilling sperm recipient.

Some things warrant the use of harsh direct honest language. Clutch the pearls and perish the thought! Anyone who says differently is either to apathetic about or ignorant of the topic being discussed to offer a valid counterpoint, or selling something.

... Life is pain highness.