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“The anonymity issue is an important one, and like a lot of things, there's pro's and con's. I "prefer" actually NOT having anonymous comments, but one problem is that there ARE valid reasons why people have to remain anonymous. I do agree with you that dumping things on Facebook is problematic. Frankly I'm not sure what the solution is.”
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