anon.

Certain kinds of anonymity I like, like masks. And I've always kept the comments open to anonymous commenters because I liked the idea that one didn't have to register to comment. But that relies on everyone playing by the unspoken rules of sharing space, and I've had some just plain weird comments lately--all anonymous. It makes it uncomfortable, because I'm pretty open, to feel as though there's someone sinisterly withholding their own name--especially after I had a few directly aggressive comments last summer. So all comments are moderated and require a name, now. Sorry indeed to those of you who play fair but don't prefer to register (and I'll miss hearing from you if you now don't leave your thoughts).