🌙 New: Anonymous Posting in the Forum

[Maitreya]

Hey, guys!

We’ve added the option for anonymous posting in the forum, and we’d like to share the reason behind this update.

One of our clients mentioned that they wanted to invite friends and acquaintances to join the forum, but didn’t feel comfortable sharing personal experiences under their real name—especially when discussing topics related to their inner world, relationships, emotions, or sensitive life situations.

This reminded us that many people feel the same way.

So, we introduced the ability to post anonymously whenever the topic is personal, or when you simply prefer to keep some privacy while still benefiting from the support and wisdom of the community.

Our intention is simple:

to help you feel safe and free

to share without fear

to protect your personal space

while staying connected to the community

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Important Reminder

Our rules for kindness, respect, and community safety remain unchanged.
Even though anonymous posts don’t show your name publicly, moderators can still see the real profile behind the post. This helps us respond appropriately if someone:

• uses offensive language
• behaves aggressively
• violates forum guidelines
• misuses anonymity

Serious violations may result in a temporary or permanent ban.

Anonymity is here to give you freedom — not to allow harmful behavior.

How to Enable Anonymous Mode

If you wish to post anonymously, here’s how to activate it:

1. Go to the top-right corner of the forum where your profile picture is located.
2. Click on your profile image.
3. At the bottom of the menu, select the settings icon.
4. Choose “Enter Anonymous Mode.”

You will automatically switch into an anonymous profile.

To exit anonymous mode, simply repeat the same steps and select “Leave Anonymous Mode.”

Important notes:

• Anonymous profiles cannot be customized.
• You cannot change the anonymous name.
• Anonymous profiles do not have profile pictures.
• This ensures privacy and prevents impersonation or misuse.

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Thank you for being part of this community and for helping us keep it safe, warm, and authentic

With love,
Maitreya

[anonymous3]

Very cool Idea, I wonder which Genius requested it

[anonymous5]

I agree, great concept! I sometimes PMed the team privately, not feeling comfortable to share openly. This just solved it for me.

[Hero]

Look, I sincerely understand why this is being proposed but I cannot support this idea. In my view, “full anonymity” in the style of anonymous1 or anonymous38 cankill the spirit of our forum and its real usefulness.

Here are a few points that worry me:

The forum is valuable because we see a person’s journey. When I read a post from a familiar nickname, I remember where they started and what they have been through. This allows me to give practical advice instead of just generic phrases. With nameless numbers, this connection will fall apart - we will see fragments of thoughts rather than a living person and their progress. We should see history and context.

We come here to talk to people, not robots. A unique nickname and avatar are the face of the person you are talking to. We get used to each other and learn to trust. It is hard to build a dialogue and empathize when anonymous5 is arguing with anonymous2, another anonymous5 jumps into their conversation, and anonymous8 disagrees with them. How will this look in the forum feed?

No one is forcing you to use your real photo or last name. Any pseudonym is already a form of protection. Even the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, used a constant name instead of changing it to “anonymous” every time. This allowed people to recognize him and listen.

Look at how the accounts and posts look of people who used to have nicknames but then they were gone… Faceless Anons.

Support works when there is consistency. It is one thing to help someone whose story you have been following for months, and a completely different thing to reply to a “blank” account every time like it is the first time. Years will be wasted to distinguish anonymous1…3…5…8… and so on

Anonymity erases personality, and therefore, the value of communication. Help can become superficial.

Let’s instead explain to newcomers that they can choose any neutral nickname and hide behind an avatar. This will give them the necessary privacy but keep them as individuals in our eyes. By registering using their email, they already become visible anyway.

I am very afraid that with these “anonymous” users, the forum will turn into a stream of soulless messages where there is no one to feel for and no one to be happy for.

here is an example how it look like:

In any case, the decision is yours.

[Hero]

One more

You cannot heal without communicating with people. You cannot avoid being vulnerable.

Our forum is a safe place where you can connect with the stories of others, be accepted, and begin to heal through this acceptance.

Communicating here is already a step out of your shell. And it is important to take this step with the support of people whom you recognize and who recognize you. Expressing yourself through a nickname and an avatar is already a sign of trust and the beginning of healing

[anonymous6]

It’s a really great feature. The community will definitely become more active. Since the anonymous feature is optional and can be switched on or off, I think we’ll be able to take advantage of only the benefits of anonymity.

[Dreamcatcher]

Good points, really. I would use the function only for very sensitive, intimate topics or when you did something morally wrong, want to change that, but am ashamed or fearful to post it.

[Montoto]

You can still can communicate.

It’s just they have an anonymous nickname

[Maitreya]

Yes, what you’re saying is true, and I’ve been thinking about it for a long time and even discussing it with ChatGPT. It told me that people build an image even in forums—an image of authority, just like in the outside world—and that at some point this actually prevents them from sharing about other topics that interest them, or from writing, for example, about their flaws or weaknesses that they want to remove and heal. They are already “liked and accepted” in that forum, and if they say deeper things, others might be offended—or even if they aren’t, the people themselves don’t want to ruin their image and don’t dare to speak.

In my opinion, this won’t stop people from writing from their own profiles, precisely because they want to connect with other people. And each of us becomes attached to the people here who share their stories, as you say.

I assume that anonymity will be used for more “intimate / shameful” topics, which will give a person the opportunity to completely pour themselves out and express what is troubling them. I have a very deep and special regard for everyone who has been in the forum and has shared about their life, compared to new users whom we don’t know yet.

I may be wrong in my judgment, but this needs to be tested so we can see how it works over the next few months. If in the end there is a negative effect, disabling the option is just one click away.

[NatiNati]

I appreciate that @Hero voiced it out. I had similar concerns, I value this forum because of continuity, connectedness and community and people for whom I have seen trajectories. I know it’s all identities anyway which is temporary, but I have always thought this to be a space where you can come with shit and giggles and be accepted still. I hope that this not devalues itself to a space where people are always hiding behind anonymous accounts. A part of healing is healing shame, persecution and showing up authentic.