>>937389650

named requesters, who can demonstrate that they at least *usually* aren't insane, make genners more comfortable with fulfilling specific and ongoing requests.

meanwhile, anon genners have to take on the burden of all the insanity and entitlement of all other anon genners; you hold the mantle of the collective scapegoat. as such, especially within a genre (such as, say, ss), it only takes one bad apple to sour genners on the whole enterprise. a name might go a long way, to ease that burden.

ps: the glazing + eggshelling + apologies are a combination that might not be as disarming to people as you imagine