Hiding Your Identity/Anonymous Posts

Sometimes you want to participate in a conversation, but not share your identity with the rest of the IdeaScale community. IdeaScale allows you to hide your avatar picture, first name, last name from other users (email address, by default, is always hidden). Upon registration, you'll have the option to hide your identity throughout the community (this can be edited later in your profile settings).

Can the community administrator(s) force the anonymity of all community members?

Yes. An IdeaScale admin can enable or disable the default setting for this community:

Login -> Choose Community -> Settings -> Look and Feel -> Customize Site Behavior -> Default value for 'Hide My Identity'

Can users remain completely anonymous at IdeaScale, even to the community administrator?

No. A user must register and verify their email/identity with IdeaScale (unless the community is SSO), but their identity is known only to the account administrator. Our research and other research in the idea management space has proven that the lack of accountability in totally anonymity is severely damaging to the integrity of the community. (This style of anonymity also potentially leads to an uncomfortable workplace atmosphere outside of IdeaScale).