Originally Posted by
John Pennekamp
This is nothing new. Many "anonymous" message boards have been sued for a member's IP address and email address. Most simply comply with the request to avoid a costly legal bill, throwing the poster under the bus. Yes, be careful what you say, especially here on APC. Unlike the others, you don't need to be a member to read the comments here... they even show up on Google. Anyone and everyone can read everything we write here.
True this is not a truly anonymous site and the mods have stated quite often that they will comply with court requests for username info. Its not quite throwing you under the bus if they make their actions known before a situation you caused arises.