# kaal:claim:3782198-037

**Claim.** Anonymity should be balanced rather than absolute: a member's power to broadcast should be tied to a pseudonymous account carrying meaningful and valuable reputation that is lost when the broadcasting power is abused.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- applies to decentralized networks that permit anonymous participation

**Source quote.**

> Therefore, anonymity should be balanced. Your power to broadcast your voice should be tempered by hav- ing that voice tied with a pseudonymous36 account with meaningful and valuable rep- utation. If you abuse your broadcasting power, then you should lose your reputation.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Contemporary Decentralization* (2021), Anonymity: pros and cons, page 35

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Contemporary Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782198

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `e7e1378e3eed06cace6534e7792a7307d607d18bc6beb4ac45896476280728e4` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Contemporary%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** reputation, risk-and-incentives, governance-design

**Keywords.** pseudonymity, reputation, incentive-design, governance, trolls

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