From their answers, I think it's also the only one that really can be a truly anonymous option--and, frankly, they've got a point that if you want to maintain control of your intellectual property there needs to be some relatively reliable way to determine that you're you.
Basically, if you don't want to ever be connected to your dirtybadwrong fic? The only sure way IS to have them scrub it of anything that IDs it as yours.
Plus, using the same dashboard and stats page opens you up to accidentally outing yourself. If remembering the password your problem, use a different profile in your browser or a different browser for that account. If you're concerned about 'same grouping of tiny obscure fandoms,' break up your aliases for dirtybadwrong fic between them--a sane option anyway if you're posting them not just to AO3.
I could see allowing somebody to have pseudonyms not obviously connecting back to their main account, since I don't see a practical reason for not allowing that--they'd not necessarily be true anon pseuds and (as I noted already) the risk of accidentally outing yourself would remain, but it'd be useful if you really don't want to make it easy for somebody to realize an old pseudonym of yours is yours but still want to have your old works here.
Comment on Proposed Changes to the Archive of Our Own's Terms of Service and Frequently Asked Questions
Ryo Hoshi (Hoshi_Ryo) Fri 29 Jan 2016 02:21AM UTC
Last Edited Fri 29 Jan 2016 02:23AM UTC
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