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Someone too cowardly to post their real name next to what they write. -- AnonymousCoward 

SlashDot uses AnonymousCoward as a social device to encourage - but not require - that posters identify themselves. -- DaveSmith

Actually, AnonymousCoward used to be a specific user on SlashDot before they had accounts. Now since they didn't have accounts, there really wasn't anything to keep anyone from posting as AnonymousCoward, but there wasn't anything to keep people from posting as DaveSmith either. To my knowledge, at this point on Wiki, AnonymousCoward only refers to one person, who would generally prefer to remain anonymous. I'm not the original SlashDot AnonymousCoward, but I haven't seen anyone other than me post here using that name. --AnonymousCoward 

I have, too. – AnonymousCoward

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