“…That is, even if names or pseudonyms are not explicitly attached to comments, participants may still have some ability to identify the author (Hayne, Pollard, & Rice, ). Although some studies have found anonymous CMC to increase participation equality (e.g., Weisband, ; Straus, ; Dennis & Garfield, ), other studies found no effect (e.g., Weisband, Schneider, & Connolly, ; Smith et al., ; Haines et al., ), or that anonymous CMC decreased participation equality (e.g., Berdahl & Craig, ; Daily & Teich, ).…”