I’ve seen a lot more anonymous posts on groups that I’m on lately (where the person is just listed as “group member”). I’m on a bunch of FB groups for things I’m interested in - some I have never posted and don’t intend to, but I’ve learned so much (e.g., a group for those thinking of retiring in Mexico, for minimalism, etc…).
One thing I noticed recently - if you post on a random group page (perhaps it’s been suggested to you b/c of a hobby you have) - if it’s a public group, the words you post will show up on all your friends’ feeds. E.g., a HS friend posted something on a “growing up in the 80s” page - she might not have known that all her 400+ Facebook connections could see what she posted.). I don’t post on public group pages for that reason - and rarely on private ones, either…
I don’t think a lot of people realize this. I follow some public groups about some personal issues that I would never want broadcast to my FB friends.
I belong to one private group that allows the anonymous (“Group Member”) posts. The reason they have this feature in this group is because school admins lurk there (under false names), and people have been retaliated against for what they post. (It’s a private group re schools.)
I am the moderator of a group that allows anonymous posts BUT the moderator has to approve it and it’s for starting posts only, not responses. So in our case, this is a parenting board and sometimes parents want to get advice on a situation about their child without giving away their child’s identity. But people can’t just respond privately so there is no trolling or responding inappropriately and keeping your identity hidden. I would not approve a post/topic that was spam or did not follow group rules.
Sometimes people create an anonymous post and I don’t understand why because the topic doesn’t seem sensitive BUT if it follows the rules I don’t really care. We’re there to help each other and if someone needs help but wants to ask for it privately, I’m fine with that.