This patch adds a checkbox that logged in users see when posting comments that allows them to post anonymously without having to log out first. Still needed would be a permission surrounding it that could be enabled/disabled, as I would imagine that not all sites would want their users to be able to comment anonymously (even if they were required to login first).

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#6 anonym_comment-6.x-1.0.tgz1.64 KBgeneticdrift
comment.post_anonymously.patch1.64 KBjavanaut

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javanaut’s picture

javanaut commented

I'm changing this to status: patch so that it gets seen. I'm not sure what an appropriate mechanism would be to make it optional. Would that be a permission "allow logged in users to post anonymously"?

moshe weitzman’s picture

moshe weitzman commented

i don't think thats a permission so much as an admin preference.

killes@www.drop.org’s picture

killes@www.drop.org commented

I really don't see why you'd want that feature. I really don't see this patch make it to drupal core. it's rather esoteric. Setting to "won't fix".

javanaut’s picture

javanaut commented

It's actually quite common in online communities. Many users just logout to comment anonymously on systems that don't have such a feature. This is merely a matter of convenience.

wwwoliondorcom’s picture

wwwoliondorcom commented

Post comments anonymously when logged ?

Hi, as this patch is quite old do you know any new method for this function ?

Thanks.

geneticdrift’s picture

geneticdrift commented
Issue tags: +module, +anonymous comments
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new anonym_comment-6.x-1.0.tgz1.64 KB

This is an old thread but I got here looking for the exact same answer. Finally I created a small module for Drupal 6 that lets the administrator allow authenticated users to comment anonymously.
If anyone is interested the module is attached.

wwwoliondorcom’s picture

wwwoliondorcom commented

Great, will try it !

Thanks a lot.