Their life would be 100x better if they just ignored people, but here they are.

Exactly. [ADC] who is new is catching a bunch of flack over their releases and they seem to ignore most of the comments and the threads don't turn into a s-show like LX threads do.
Personally I think it is a waste of the admin's time to appease 1 person when they could just shut up and thiis mess will go away. But his ego won't allow that.

This tbh, but I guess ignoring comments is just not an option for them.

I can tell/guess several. I normally just sit back and laugh at the s-show your threads become. If you actually quit responding and only answer SEROUS questions ask to you they will tire and slowly quit posting in your threads.

LOL, They way it is now there is no fixed identifier as you can pick the same user name or not. I personally think you are beating a dead horse. I've used 3 diff names already. No VPN, cookie dumps etc.

Tell me, can you really tell multiple anons apart right now? That’s the point—everyone posts as "Anon", but with identifiers, at least you can distinguish who you’re replying to.

Sure, trolls can use cookie dumps, VPNs, or different browsers—but the goal is to make it harder for casual trolls to switch identities constantly. It’s about adding friction, not perfect security. Plus, it helps genuine users have clearer conversations by allowing them to identify and reply to each other in threads full of Anons.

That being said, maybe @Admin has some ideas on how to prevent these tricks and keep the identifiers persistent.

> I understand your concern about anonymity, but a fixed identifier

EZ to beat: cookie dump, VPN, different browsers. I'm sure you know all the routines.

Admin, there's no need for something like that just because one guy is having a "problem" which is just them consistently failing to ignore negative comments about their releases and replying back like their life depends on it.

Completely anon comments has been a staple of this website for years and I don't it should be changed just because of one guy who can't ignore negative comments. Please change it back.

Translation - I want to know who my trolls are, so I can troll them back.

You’re talking about nicknames—I’m talking about identifiers.

For example: Anonymous #0165
=> The important part is the "#0165", which would stay fixed, while the display name—"Anonymous"—could be changed freely, just like it can now.

I understand your concern about anonymity, but a fixed identifier wouldn’t actually remove it. It wouldn’t *publicly* link back to a real name, IP address, or any personal information—it would only serve as a way to distinguish between multiple "Anonymous" users within the same discussion or across different discussions on the website while preventing them from spoofing someone else, changing their identifier, or hiding it.

It’s like everyone at a masquerade ball wearing masks. You can’t see their faces or know who they are in real life, but if one person wears a unique, unremovable red mask all night, you know you’re talking to the same masked guest you spoke with earlier.

Right now, if three anons are talking in one thread, there’s no easy way to know who said what across multiple posts.
A persistent identifier only solves that problem—it doesn’t deanonymize anyone.

In fact, it can even strengthen anonymity in debates, since it reduces misunderstandings caused by mistaken identity (like one anon pretending to be another), and people wouldn’t have to share more personal information just to make themselves distinguishable.

People misreporting issues isn't necessarily malicious, don't take it to heart.

Thanks for the suggestion. Anonymous users can already choose a unique identifier when they comment, or choose not to supply one.

My understanding is that you want to have something auto assigned and mandated.
Ignoring the bunch of practical issues with this, it does remove the point of anonymity though (which is intended to obscure who is responding to you).

Having said that, I'm not that strongly tied to the idea of completely anonymous comments.
I might toy with the idea of requiring the name field to be filled in, which might encourage people to choosing something without mandating it. I doubt it'll solve the problem you're having though.

If you assign identifier to anonymous, then it will no longer be anonymous. People know it's you making comments simply because they see "ThisisLX". If you don't log in, people won't find out it's you. Well, as long as you don't get easily offended. I think you're fine.

A bad but valid point is not the same as BS meant to trash the release.

For example:

- Telling me the title says 10 bits when it’s actually 8 bits => that’s a valid point.
- Telling me the subtitles and audio are out of sync when they’re actually synced => that’s BS.

I’m fine with the first, since even I can make mistakes. But the BS? I just can’t stand it.

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Anyway, there was another purpose to the suggestion: to know who you’re responding to.

It’s hard to differentiate one anon from another, even when anons are replying to each other.
A unique identifier would help you know who you’re responding to without requiring people to create an account or compromise their privacy.

No you just don't like when people say something bad about your releases. You're just looking for a scapegoat, someone to blame. Honestly, you could just ignore them. You need to grow a thicker skin. Stop being upset over comments.

just ignore the trolls lol you're making this a bigger deal than it needs to be

And for the last time, STOP replying to every single comment directed at you. You're part of the very problem that you're making a big fuss about.

The comment section is fine the way it has been for 15 years. It's only you who's making a big fuss about it because you just can't help but reply to every single comment.

Yeah, no. I don't care enough to comment on your releases. I just don't want the comment section to change just because of one guy's whims.

Honestly, I don’t see how adding an identifier like #1234 would compromise your anonymity.
It keeps your real identity hidden while making it easier to follow conversations and see who’s replying, reducing confusion without sacrificing privacy.
Unless, of course, the real reason you’re opposed is that you want to keep trolling without accountability?

*not to respond to every single comment.

Don't try to fix something that isn't broken.

We don't need to turn the comment section into reddit just because of one guy. That defeats the purpose of anonymity on this site.

You just need to learn to not respond of every single comment. It isn't that hard.

@Admin, it’s been a while since I shared feedback on the site, so here we go.

Suggestion:
Allow users to post as anonymous but assign them a unique identifier—like Anonymous #1326 (ideally a sticky one). This would make it easier to keep track of who’s commenting, and I’m genuinely curious if the comments under my posts come from the same group of anonymous users.

This wouldn’t take away their “anonymous” status but would provide everyone clearer insight into who’s speaking—kind of like how Reddit uses random nicknames, if I remember correctly.

Even among anonymous users, most of the time they don’t know who they’re replying to, which often leads to confusion.