Should anonymous’ comments in forum threads be totally disregarded?

• Main Author: Chua, Kun Guan.
• Other Authors: Ng Wee Keong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Document and text processing
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44043
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Often in a discussion thread, Anonymous or guests, which are users with no details, can be seen commenting on different topics. As just like talking to strangers, interaction with Anonymous often poses the question on their credibility. The reliability of their comments is often put into question wh...