I've received several anonymous comments from readers recently, which has caused me to rethink comment policy. Here's how these will be handled in the future.

Anonymous comments that are specific to a topic, show knowledge of that topic, and are not (overly) snarky or mean-spirited or accusatory without substantiation will probably be published. Anonymous posts that don't meet these criteria will probably not be published.

And anonymous comments from authors that call into question my ethics will most definitely not be published. I'm quite willing to address any concerns if, and only if, the commenter has enough courage and honesty to show their (virtual) face.

I have no patience for cowards who criticize without revealing their identity and therefore enable me, and other readers, to understand the cowards' potential biases.