# Is an anon mode helpful for Arbitrum?

**URL:** <https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/is-an-anon-mode-helpful-for-arbitrum/20154>\
**Category:** Voting Rationale & Governance Calls\
**Tags:** governance\
**Created:** [December 18, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/is-an-anon-mode-helpful-for-arbitrum/20154 "2023-12-18T12:06:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![skyfoxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@skyfoxx](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/skyfoxx)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/is-an-anon-mode-helpful-for-arbitrum/20154/1 "2023-12-18T12:06:41Z")

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I have been researching how DAOs make decisions and I am curious about **anonymity**. Since this feature is possible on [discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-anonymous-mode-to-reply-or-create-topics/240039) and is [easy to enable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-and-configure-anonymous-mode/155638):

1. Have we considered enabling it here
2. If yes, why, if not, why not?

My thesis is that optional anonymity would allow users to communicate candidly without needing to create a throwaway account, and would love your feedback on this.

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**Author:** ![cp0x](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/cp0x/32/5455_2.png) [@cp0x](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/cp0x)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/is-an-anon-mode-helpful-for-arbitrum/20154/2 "2023-12-18T18:08:35Z")

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Hello,  
I don’t see how the lack of anonymity affects frankness on the forum.  
There is no KYC here, and users listen more to familiar accounts that inspire trust.