This is going to be the first of a few discussion episodes gathered around the same central theme. Finally, it won't just be me talking. These discussion casts will feature one-on-one and round-table-style discussions with people I know and trust to help me tackle the subject matter at hand. I'm hoping these will spark discussions among anyone listening as well, because if something is the subject of a discussion series in this podcast, it means it's something I think needs to be talked about by everyone.

This first installment features me making my opening argument, and a brief less-than-flattering clip of moot standing up for anonymity. He really did have some good points to make that I would have happily included here, but none of them directly addressed my concerns, so I didn't think they were relevant enough for this segment. Plus, I wanted to keep this introductory segment short. The real meat of the discussions start next week (maybe).

To see the complete TED talk by Christopher 'moot' Poole of 4chan, follow the link below. It's really fascinating.

http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online